Abstract: Only 5% to 12% patients who have craniomaxillofacial fractures have frontal sinus fractures. For the special physical location and the complex anatomical structure of frontal sinus, improper treatment to frontal sinus fractures would lead to a series of complications or sequelae, such as brain abscess, meningitis, subdural abscess, epidural abscess and superior sagittal sinus thrombosis. That would bring greater suffering to patients and even life-threatening. In recent years, there are divergent views on the principles of the treatment of frontal sinus fractures by the great development of equipments and materials. This article summarizes various views of the frontal sinus fracture treatment principles and the methods in recent years, and gives a comprehensive overview of the current progress of the frontal sinus fracture treatment-related.

Key words: frontal sinus, fracture, treatment