Characterization and Management of Mandibular Fractures: Lessons Learned from Iraq and Afghanistan

Abstract

The ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have provided the oral and maxillofacial surgeon unique challenges in reconstructing and restoring function to these soldiers with complex facial injuries. Indeed, injuries that were unsurvivable in previous conflicts are now commonplace because of early surgical intervention, body armor, and rapid evacuation. This article examines the history, etiology, diagnosis, classification, treatment, and complications of mandibular fractures, with emphasis on the challenges in treatment of facial injuries associated with blast and penetrating injuries common in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA614968

Entities

People

  • David I. Tucker
  • Michael R. Zachar
  • Robert G Hale
  • Rodney K Chan

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Anesthesia
  • Autonomic Nervous System
  • Bone And Bones
  • Bone Fractures
  • Bone Regeneration
  • Burns
  • Civil War
  • Combat Injuries
  • Craniocerebral Trauma
  • Debridement
  • Infection
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgical Procedures
  • Teeth
  • War

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.