Traumatic injuries affect thousands of individuals and account for billions of dollars in direct
and indirect expenditures annually. More than 9 people die every minute from injuries and …

Experience in team management of multiply injured patients with maxillofacial injuries is
reported. During 1992, out of 169 patients transferred to the Royal London Hospital, UK by …

At the time of writing there is no measuring scale for the severity of facial trauma that can
effectively summarize its clinical relevance, and can therefore be proposed as a definitive …

The management of facial trauma is key to the development and longevity of the specialty of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Advances in material technology and surgical evolution have …

PURPOSE: To establish a Facial Injury Severity Scale (FISS) that correlates with patient
outcome and provides a practical tool for communication between clinicians and healthcare …

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) …

The care of the facial trauma patient continues to evolve in the ever-changing face of
medicine. Patients can be reassured that their care is managed by a variety of specialists …

Facial trauma. Patients with facial trauma must be assessed in a systematic way so as to
avoid missing any injury. Severe and disfiguring facial injuries can be distracting. However …

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 …

Facial trauma, with or without life-and sight-threatening complications, may arise following
isolated injury, or it may be associated with significant injuries elsewhere. Assessment …