Also known as: Face injury
A 32-year-old male cyclist who crashed face-first into a curb at over 20 mph, sustaining severe craniofacial injuries requiring multiple complex reconstructive surgeries. The case drives the main surgical storyline and involves conflict over insurance coverage for optimal treatment.
Also known as: Broken jaw
Bilateral mandible fractures as part of the craniofacial trauma requiring ORIF (open reduction internal fixation) repair in the planned multi-stage reconstruction.
Also known as: Eye socket fracture
Complex orbital blowout fractures requiring repair with custom implants to preserve vision and facial structure.
Nasoorbitoethmoid frontal bone and sinus fractures as part of the complex craniofacial injury requiring staged surgical repair.
Also known as: Brain swelling
Brain edema secondary to the severe head trauma that prevented patient transfer to another facility.
Also known as: Shock from blood loss
Patient developed hemorrhagic shock from infected wound, complicating the planned surgical approach and requiring immediate intervention.
Also known as: Post-op infection
Post-operative wound infection that led to hemorrhagic shock and forced modification of the surgical plan.
Also known as: Seizure disorder
Female patient with severe refractory epilepsy (20 seizures per day) whose experimental RNS implant is being discontinued by the manufacturer. The team develops a novel surgical approach combining multiple subpial transections with resection to treat multiple seizure foci.