Management of weapon injuries to the craniofacial skeleton

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 371-382

  Taher, Abbas A Y ^a,b  

^a Baqiet Ulla University Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University Baqyatallah Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

Classification; Complications; Craniofacial injuries; Firearms; Management

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EYE INJURY; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRONTAL BONE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME;

EID: 0031819516     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199807000-00015     Document Type: Article

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