Abstract

ROSA-VALENCIA, Andrés et al. A systematic review of ultrasound diagnostic accuracy in maxillofacial trauma. Rev Esp Cirug Oral y Maxilofac [online]. 2022, vol.44, n.2, pp.56-62.  Epub Oct 17, 2022. ISSN 2173-9161.  https://dx.doi.org/10.20986/recom.2022.1324/2021.

This systematic review assessed the performance of ultrasonography (US) in maxillofacial trauma. A systematic search was performed by two independent researchers for articles on US for diagnosing maxillofacial fractures and/or trauma. Twelve articles were found between 2010 and 2022. Four articles reviewed nasal bone fractures, five articles zygomatic complex fractures, two articles orbital fractures, three articles mandibular fractures, and one article retrobulbar hematoma, considering that an article can review more than one type of fracture. All studies were retrospective or prospective cohorts. Sensitivity and specificity values, reported in ranges of highest and lowest sensitivity and specificity in all included studies, respectively, were 88-100 % and 88-100 % for nasal bone fractures, 88-100 % and 87-100 % for zygomatic arch, 88-100 % and 100 % for the infraorbital rim, 87 % and 100 % for the orbital floor, 80-100 % and 100 % for the mandible, and 95.7 % and 99.7 % for retrobulbar hematoma. With a certain risk of bias in its applicability according to the QUADAS-2 tool, US has a good performance in the diagnosis of facial fractures. Although US does not replace CT, it is useful at the point of care to optimize clinical decisions, being especially helpful in facial trauma, isolated nasal trauma, and in radiosensitive groups such as children and pregnant women.

Keywords : Maxillofacial trauma; ultrasound; ultrasonography; maxillofacial fractures.

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