Soft Tissue Trauma: Critical Recognition and Timing of Intervention in Emergency Presentations

Nicholas W Clark; Dane M Barrett; Russel R Kahmke; David B Powers; Charles R Woodard

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2023.05.009

Soft Tissue Trauma: Critical Recognition and Timing of Intervention in Emergency Presentations

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2023 Dec;56(6):1003-1012. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.05.009. Epub 2023 Jun 14.

Authors

Nicholas W Clark¹, Dane M Barrett¹, Russel R Kahmke¹, David B Powers², Charles R Woodard³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Communication Sciences, Duke South Yellow Zone, 4000 DUMC Box 3805, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
² Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Department of Surgery, DUMC 2955, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
³ Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Communication Sciences, Duke South Yellow Zone, 4000 DUMC Box 3805, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: Charles.woodard@duke.edu.

PMID: 37328319
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.05.009

Abstract

The facial trauma surgeon will see a variety of facial injuries. Recognition of emergency cases and proper intervention is and this article aims to highlight those cases and the respective proper interventions.

Keywords: Avulsion; Facial trauma; Laceration; Soft tissue.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Facial Injuries* / diagnosis
Facial Injuries* / surgery
Humans
Soft Tissue Injuries* / diagnosis
Soft Tissue Injuries* / surgery