Knife inflicted penetrating injuries of the maxillofacial region: A descriptive, record-based study

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-81

  Meer, M ^a   Siddiqi, A ^b   Morkel, J A ^b   Janse van Rensburg, P ^c   Zafar, S ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Knife in situ; Maxillofacial region; Penetrating injuries; Selective angiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNIFE CUT; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACE; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, STAB; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71649104344     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Alessandro A., Pierpaolo S., Cristina M.M., and Fabio F. Complex-type penetrating injuries of Craniomaxillofacial region. J Craniofacial Surg 17 3 (2006) 442-446
2. Annual Report of the South African Police Service. Crime in the RSA for April to March 2001/2002 to 2006/2007, vol. 1; 2007, p. 7-8.
3. Bullock R., and van Dellen J.R. Acute carotid-cavernous fistula with retained knife blade after transorbital stab wound. Surg Neurol 24 5 (1985) 555-558
4. Butchart A., Peden M., Matzapoulos R., et al. The South African non-natural mortality surveillance system-rationale. S Africa Med J 91 5 (2001) 408-418
5. Chen A.M.Y., Stewart G.M., and Raup G. Penetrating injuries of the face. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 115 (1996) 464-470
6. Cohen M.A., and Boyes-Varley G. Penetrating injuries to the maxillofacial region. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 44 (1986) 197-202
7. Daya N.P., and Liversage H.L. Penetrating stab wound injuries to the face. SADJ 59 2 (2004) 55-59
8. Eddy V.A. Is routine arteriography mandatory for penetrating injury to zone 1 of the neck?. J Trauma 48 2 (2000) 208-213
9. Fishman E.K., Horton K.M., and Johnson P.T. Multidetector CT and three-dimensional CT Angiography for suspected vascular trauma of the extremities. Radiographics 28 3 (2008) 653-665
10. Grobbelaar A., and Knottenbelt J.D. Retained knife blades in stab wounds of the face: is simple withdrawal safe?. Injury 22 (1991) 29-31
11. Harris A.M.P., Wood R.E., Nortjé C.J., and Grotepass F. Deliberately inflicted penetrating injuries of the maxillofacial region (Jael's Syndrome). J Cranio-maxillofac Surg 16 (1988) 60-63
12. Inaba K., Potzman J., Munera F., et al. Multi-slice CT angiography for arterial evaluation in the injured lower extremity. J Trauma 60 3 (2006) 502-507
13. Jet H.H., van Hoy J.M., and Hamit H.F. Clinical and socio-economic aspects of 254 admissions for stab and gunshot wounds. J Trauma 12 (1972) 577-580
14. Jiang G.H., Yan J.H., Lin C.L., et al. Anatomic study of the facial artery using multislice spiral CT angiography. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 28 3 (2008) 457-459
15. Kakeda S., Korogi Y., Miyaguni Y., et al. A cone-beam volume CT using a 3D angiography system with a flat panel detector of direct conversion type: usefulness for superselective intra-arterial chemotherapy for head and neck tumors. Am J Neuroradiol 28 (2007) 1783-1788
16. Kreutz R.W., and Bear S.H. Selective emergency arteriography in cases of penetrating maxillofacial trauma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 60 (1985) 18-22
17. Li J., Goldberg G., Munin M.C., et al. Post-traumatic bilateral facial palsy: a case report and literature review. Brain Inj 18 3 (2004) 315-320
18. Mandat S.T., Honey R.C., Peters A.D., and Sharma R.B. Artistic assault: an unusual penetrating head injury reported as a trivial facial trauma. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 147 (2005) 331-333
19. Munera F., Soto J.A., Palacio D.M., et al. Penetrating neck injuries: helical CT angiography for initial evaluation. Radiology 224 2 (2002) 366-372
20. Nason W.R., Assuras N.G., Gray R.P., et al. Penetrating neck injuries: analysis of experience from a Canadian trauma centre. Can J Surg 44 2 (2001) 122-126
21. National victims of Crime Survey South Africa. Crime levels in South Africa, vol. 6; 2003, p. 103-109.
22. Peden M., Van der Spuy J.W., Smith P., and Bautz P. Substance abuse and trauma in Cape Town. S Africa Med J 90 (2000) 251-255
23. Scheepers A., and Lownie M. The role of angiography in facial trauma: a case report. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 32 (1994) 109-110
24. Shadid O., Simpson M., and Sizer J. Penetrating injuries of the maxillofacial region with an arrow: an unsuccessful attempt of suicide-short communication. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg (2007) 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.03.017
25. Shinohara E.H., Heringer L., and de Carvalho J.P. Impacted knife injuries in the maxillofacial region: report of 2 cases. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 59 (2001) 1221-1223