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Management of Maxillofacial Injuries Sustained after a Bear Attack

There is a little available literature on injuries sustained due to bear attacks and their management. Bears are agile wild animals and injuries sustained after a bear attack have varying patterns. In general, such cases present to the emergency department with severe maxillofacial injuries with var...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nath, Tanmoy, Imran, Mohammed, Megu, Kaling, Shafath, Adil, Thongdok, Kesang Wangdi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6327797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30693268
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ams.ams_169_18
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Sumario:There is a little available literature on injuries sustained due to bear attacks and their management. Bears are agile wild animals and injuries sustained after a bear attack have varying patterns. In general, such cases present to the emergency department with severe maxillofacial injuries with varying patterns, thereby limiting the use of common protocol for the management of such injuries. The aim of this article is to add to the current available literature on bear attacks, a present case of management of maxillofacial injury involving the orbit sustained after a bear attack.