No other region of the body demands the precision and attention to detail that the face does
when injured. For treatment of complex injuries, the team approach is advantageous …

Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was carried out in the department of
anesthesiology and intensive care. A case series of 129 patients was evaluated who were …

Facial trauma related to combat injury is of increasing prevalence and complex in nature
when associated with the multiply injured trauma victim. Although rarely life-threatening, the …

Maxillofacial trauma poses an obvious threat to the patient's airway, which may not be
immediately evident. In the multiply injured patient, the co-existence of actual or potential …

Maxillofacial injuries are the result of high velocity trauma arising from road traffic accidents,
gunshots and missile injuries. These injuries require emergency airway management in …

We hypothesized that head computed tomography (CT) is an accurate screening tool for
detecting nonnasal midfacial fractures in trauma patients. We retrospectively reviewed …

Fundamental abilities such as vision, speech, mastication, and respiration, in addition to
appearance, can be affected by traumatic injuries to the head and face; therefore, a primary …

Facial or maxillofacial trauma occurs as a consequence of physical injury to the face and
can include damage to soft tissue and bony structures either in isolation or combination …

Diagnosis and management of common maxillofacial injuries in the emergency department.
Part 4: orbital floor and midface fractur Page 1 MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY Diagnosis and …

Patients with facial injuries often have multisystem involvement, and the initial assessment of
the trauma patient should be consistent with the ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) …