@article{ref1,
title="Surgical management of camel-related craniofacial injuries",
journal="African health sciences",
year="2022",
author="Balac, Korana and Al-Ali, Mohamed A. and Hefny, Ashraf F. and Mohamed, Baraa K. and Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.",
volume="22",
number="3",
pages="407-415",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There are no studies focused on the types and management of camel-related craniofacial injuries. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: We aimed to analyze the pattern of injuries that required surgical management and their specific operative treatment. <br><br>METHODS: We prospectively collected data of all patients who were admitted to Al Ain Hospital with camel-related craniofacial injuries that were treated operatively during the period of January 2015 to January 2020. <br><br>RESULTS: Eleven patients were studied; all were males having a median (range) age of 29 (19-66) years. Falling from a camel was the most common mechanism of injury (45.5 %) followed by camel bite (36.4 %). The most common injured region was the middle third of the face, which accounted for 56.5% of the bony fractures. Zygomatico-maxillary complex fractures were present in 60% of patients who fell while riding a camel. The most common surgical procedure performed in our patients was an open reduction with internal fixation (54.5%). There was no mortality. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: camel-related craniofacial injuries are complex. The main mechanism of injury is falling from a camel on the face causing fractures of the zygomatico-maxillary complex. These fractures usually need open reduction with internal fixation. Taking safety precautions may help in injury prevention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1680-6905",
doi="10.4314/ahs.v22i3.44",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i3.44"
}