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Factors associated with delays in medical and surgical open facial fracture management [PDF]

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2022
Objectives Open fractures are at risk of infection because of exposure of bone and tissue to the environment. Facial fractures are often accompanied by other severe injuries, and therefore fracture management may be delayed until after stabilization ...
David Hamilton, David Bar-Or, Kaysie L Banton, Therese M Duane, Erica Sercy, Jeffrey Gordon, Brian Blackwood, Andrew Hentzen, Matthew Hatch   +8 more
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Surgical Simulation Course for Facial Fracture Education [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Summary:. A hands-on facial fracture simulation course can be an important adjunct teaching modality in resident education and training, enhancing both resident confidence and competence in treatment of facial fractures. In this study, 11 plastic surgery
Shannon S. Wu, BA, Anooj Patel, BS, Brendan Alleyne, MD, Garyn Metoyer, BS, Archana Chandrashekar, BS, Bashar Hassan, BS, Kshipra Hemal, BS, Raffi Gurunian, MD, PhD   +7 more
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“A” stands for airway – Which factors guide the need for on-scene airway management in facial fracture patients? [PDF]

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Numerous guidelines highlight the need for early airway management in facial trauma patients since specific fracture patterns may induce airway obstruction.
Tero Puolakkainen, Miika Toivari, Tuukka Puolakka, Johanna Snäll   +3 more
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Sports-Related Pediatric Facial Trauma: Analysis of Facial Fracture Pattern and Concomitant Injuries [PDF]

The Surgery Journal, 2019
Objective Sports-related injuries, such as facial fractures, are potentially debilitating and may lead to long-term functional and aesthetic deficits in a pediatric patient. In this study, we analyze sports-related facial fractures in the urban pediatric
Andrew A. Dobitsch, Nicholas C. Oleck, Farrah C. Liu, Jordan N. Halsey, Ian C. Hoppe, Edward S. Lee, Mark S. Granick   +6 more
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Impact of Illicit Drug Use on Facial Fracture Patterns and Hospital Resource Utilization [PDF]

Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction
Introduction: Facial trauma is a public health concern, with reports of about 25% of all traumas having a component of facial injury. Alcohol and illicit drug use have previously been shown to exacerbate the severity of trauma injuries.
Arya Sherafat, Aishwarya Suresh, Ian Waldrop, Jared Inman   +3 more
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Computer Aided Facial Bone Fracture Diagnosis (CA-FBFD) System Based on Object Detection Model

IEEE Access, 2022
Facial bone fractures must be diagnosed and treated as early as possible to avoid complications and sequelae. CT images need to be analyzed to detect fractures, but the analysis is time-consuming, and enough specialists are not available to analyze them.
Gwiseong Moon, Seola Kim, Woojin Kim, Yoon Kim, Yeonjin Jeong, Hyun-Soo Choi   +5 more
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Bilateral Facial Paralysis Caused by Temporal Bone Fracture: A Case Report [PDF]

Archives of Trauma Research, 2016
Introduction Although bilateral facial nerve palsy is a rare condition, its etiology is more detectable than the unilateral type. A temporal bone fracture is one cause of bilateral facial nerve palsy, contributing in 3% of the cases.
Ghiasi, Banaei
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Pediatric facial fracture in Garhwal Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand State: A retrospective study

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Background: Pediatric facial fractures are fairly uncommon injuries and comprise less than 15% of all facial fractures in the literature. Objectives: To analyze the pattern of pediatric facial fractures and compare the results with similar studies ...
Amit Shah, Vikas Sikarwar, Ankur Joshi, Nidhi Singh, Anshdeep Singh, Shailee Kardam   +5 more
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Implementation of a Dedicated Facial Trauma Operating Room at a Level 1 Trauma Center [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Summary:. Facial fracture repairs are often performed as add-on cases to work around elective schedules and emergent cases. This practice pattern can lead to delays in care and after-hours operations, longer hospital stays, operating room (OR ...
John Y. Ha, BS, BA, Julia Ting, BS, Julie E. Park, MD, Howard D. Wang, MD   +3 more
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Epidemiology of Facial Bone Fractures During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Single Korean Level I Trauma Center Study [PDF]

Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2021
Purpose The medical community has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The management of facial trauma patients has been affected by the patient capacity of emergency rooms.
Min Ji Kim, Kyung Min Yang, Hyoseob Lim
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