Predictable patterns of intracranial and cervical spine injury in craniomaxillofacial trauma: Analysis of 4786 patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1293-1301

  Mithani, Suhail K ^a   St Hilaire, Hugo ^a   Brooke, Benjamin S ^a   Smith, Ian M ^a   Bluebond Langner, Rachel ^a   Rodriguez, Eduardo D ^a  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACE FRACTURE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; SKULL FRACTURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749139716     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31819e26f2     Document Type: Article

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