The gunner with the silver mask: Observations on the management of severe maxillo-facial lesions over the last 160 years

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 367-375

  Kaufman, M H ^a   McTavish, J ^a   Mitchell, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mandibular reconstruction; Maxillo facial injuries; Shrapnel; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

SILVER;

ADULT; BATTLE INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MASK; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; NURSING; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EUROPE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WAR;

EID: 0031440554     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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