Penetrating trauma to the facial skeleton by pickaxe

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Penetrating trauma to the facial skeleton by pickaxe – case report

Journal Title: Polish Journal of Surgery - Year 2016, Vol 88, Issue 1

Abstract

Number of deaths related with injuries suffered as a result of experienced traumas is increasing. Penetrating traumas of the facial skeleton occur relatively rarely and much more often concern rather children than adults. Epidemiology relating this kind of trauma differs depending on the region of the world. In Poland, gunshot injuries as well as traumas caused by explosions of firecrackers or fireworks amount only to a slight percentage among all facial skeleton traumas, and the most common reason for penetrating traumas lies in accidents or assault with the use of sharp, narrow and long objects that easily enter bones of the facial skeleton. The present study reported the case of 50-year-old man who suffered from trauma of the facial skeleton, which resulted from foreign body (pickaxe) penetration into the subtemporal area, zygomatic arch and the right orbital cavity. The surgical treatment method and final outcome was presented and discussed.

Authors and Affiliations

Aneta Neskoromna-Jędrzejczak, Katarzyna Bogusiak, Aleksander Przygoński, Dariusz Timler

Keywords

penetrating trauma maxillofacial trauma foreign body

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