Which anatomical structures damage in fracture of the anterior cranial fossa ?

 

Fractures of the anterior cranial fossa

1.     It may damage frontal, ethmoidal and sphenoidal sinuses and be accompanied by bleeding from nose or mouth

2.     Leakage of CSF may also occur due to tearing of the meninges, which increase risk of meningitis increases due to open communication with the exterior via nasal cavity

3.     Anosmia : fracture of cribriform plate rupture of fibers of the olfactory bulb

4.     Primary optic atrophy and blindness : fracture of optic canal

5.     Sub conjunctival haemorrhage which is associate with fractures involving the roof of the orbit  

6.     Black eye is not always indicate fracture of anterior cranial fossa, dirent contusion of the soft tissues may produce black eye deep to the aponeurotic layer of the scalp