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Maxillofacial Trauma
Dr. Alper YÜKSEL,a Dr. Sabri USLUa
aKBB AD, Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, ANKARA
Maxillofacial trauma is a serious medical and socioeconomic problem that continues to increase with each decade. Trauma is the leading cause of death and disability of people younger than 40 years and these trauma patients consume more health sources than heart and cancer patients combined. Maxillofacial injuries account for 5% of all acute attendances in the emergency department.
Primary management should follow advanced trauma life support principles because facial injuries are commonly seen in the polytrauma patients and there can be concomitant serious or life-threatening injuries in these patients. The goal of the treatment must be the exact anatomic restoration of the facial skeleton and prevent the complications that may occur during the management of the facial trauma.Keywords: Maxillofacial trauma, fractures, diagnosis, treatmentTurkiye Klinikleri J Surg Med Sci 2006, 2(28):59-67
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