facial fracture

Case Q&A

Call the Bomb Squad: An Interesting Case of a Retained Explosive in the Mouth

08/28/2023

Abhishek A. Alur , MD, MBA;

Milind D. Kachare , MD;

Jarrod A. Little , MD;

Swapnil D. Kachare , MD, MBA;

Brooke E. Barrow , MD, MEng;

A 23-year-old man presented after a mortar misfired and propelled the ignited aerial shell of a firework toward his face, becoming lodged in his left jaw.

A 23-year-old man presented...

08/28/2023

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Figure 1. Mean 25-hydroxyvitamin D value (ng/mL) (±5% error) across demographic, discharge, and fracture groups. All means to the left of the first gray line labeled “Deficiency” indicate vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D <20 ng/mL). All means to the left of the second gray line labeled “Insufficiency” indicate vitamin D insufficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D <30 ng/mL).

Original Research

Demographic Discrepancies of Vitamin D Deficiency in Craniofacial Fracture Patients

05/05/2022

Pooja Varman , MS;

Archana Varman , MEng;

Amanda Dawson , MD;

This study of craniofacial fractures found that more than half of patients had insufficient vitamin D levels and one-third were vitamin D deficient. Vitamin D insufficiency must be suspected in patients above 50 years of age, African American...

This study of craniofacial...

05/05/2022

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Original Research

A Single Center Review of Pediatric Nasal Bone Fractures – An Analysis of Concomitant Injuries, Management, and Outcomes

08/18/2021

Roman Povolotskiy ;

Mark S. Granick , MD;

Meher Pandher ;

Margaret M. Luthringer ;

Ian C. Hoppe , MD, BA;

Thayer J. Mukherjee ;

Jordan N. Halsey , MD;

Pediatric nasal bone fractures presenting as isolated fractures or with concomitant facial injuries are rare and not well documented. Analysis of treatment at an urban, level-one trauma center provides insight into their management.

Pediatric nasal bone fractures...

08/18/2021

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Facial Fracture After Motorcycle Collision

01/10/2014

Frank S. Ciminello , MD, MS;

Janet H. Yueh , MD;

Mark S. Granick , MD;

Alexis Lanteri Parcells , MD;

Facial Fracture After Motorcycle Collision Alexis L. Parcells, MD, Janet Yueh, MD, Frank Ciminello, MD, and Mark Granick, MD Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark,...

Facial Fracture After...

01/10/2014

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