TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Improvised explosive device blast injuries to the craniofacial region: wound characteristics and management
JO  - Journal of cranialfacial surgery
A1  - Arya, Saurabh
A1  - Jose, Anson
A1  - Rawat, Aditi
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Improvised explosive device blast injuries frequently report at our center and showed the maximum amount of contamination and damage, both in the facial soft tissues and the skeletal tissues with impregnation of splinters with size ranging from 2 mm to 10 mm. Should splinters be always explored is questionable and varies with every case. The reconstruction in such cases was done with titanium mini-plates along with extensive use of local vascular flaps for soft tissue repair in majority of the cases. Soldier who sustained splinter injuries wrt orbital floor were managed with splinter exploration using C-arm and orbital floor reconstruction using titanium mesh.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2275
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000006560
ID  - ref1
ER  -