Air bag-induced orbital blow-out fractures

Laryngoscope

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1966-1972

  Francis, David O ^a   Kaufman, Robert ^b   Yueh, Bevan ^a,c   Mock, Charlie ^a,b   Nathens, Avery B ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Box 359796 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Air bags; Blow out fracture; CIREN; Facial trauma; Motor vehicle crashes; Orbital; Out of position

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOWOUT FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR BAGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBITAL FRACTURES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750741173     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000236080.63733.eb     Document Type: Article

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