@article{ref1,
title="Human Bite Injury in North East England: A Review of 92 Cases Including the Impact of Alcohol Intake on This Mode of Violent Assault",
journal="Injury extra",
year="2007",
author="Eardley, William G. P. and Harrison, M. H. and Coady, M.S.E.",
volume="38",
number="1",
pages="11-11",
abstract="Ninety-two retrospective cases of human bite injury referred to a Plastic Surgery Department are presented. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship of alcohol intake to these injuries, their distribution and subsequent management. A review of the literature is conducted and trends in alcohol intake and its impact on this violent injury are discussed.   The human bite is a leisure time injury of the young single male in the North East. It has been shown that there is a clear link to alcohol and in particular, weekend drinking. Prompt operative intervention and wounds located at the head and neck have been shown to be associated with a decreased risk of subsequent infection, which reflects findings in the earlier literature.  Fifteen cases were infected. One was the result of a postoperative complication, the remainder being infected on admission. The majority of infected cases were upper limb bites and were associated with a delayed presentation.   This study provides an insight into the presentation and associations of the human bite injury.<p />",
language="",
issn="1572-3461",
doi="10.1016/j.injury.2006.06.050",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2006.06.050"
}