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Commentary by G. Richard Holt, MD, MSE, MPH

JAMA. 2007;298(24):2905-2906.

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ARCHIVES OF FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

Safety of Definitive In-Theater Repair of Facial Fractures

Manuel A. Lopez, MD; Jonathan L. Arnholt, MD

Objective: To determine the safety of definitive in-theater facial fracture repair on American military personnel wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Methods: A retrospective review of all patients with head and neck trauma treated at the 322nd Expeditionary Medical Group/Air Force Theater Hospital, Balad Air Base, Iraq, from May 7, 2005, through September 18, 2005, was performed. This study focused on the outcomes of wounded American military personnel whose facial fractures were definitively repaired in theater. The criteria used to determine candidacy for definitive in-theater facial fracture repair on American military personnel were (1) the fracture site was exposed through either a soft tissue wound or because of an adjacent surgical approach, (2) treatment would not delay evacuation from theater, and (3) . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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