Computed tomography of craniofacial trauma at a combat support hospital in Afghanistan

Mil Med. 2005 Mar;170(3):206-10. doi: 10.7205/milmed.170.3.206.

Abstract

Complex craniofacial injuries are encountered among both soldiers and civilians in combat zones. Computed tomography is a necessary and effective tool for the evaluation and treatment of these injuries in the forward-deployed combat support hospital.

MeSH terms

  • Afghanistan / epidemiology
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hospitals, Military*
  • Hospitals, Packaged*
  • Humans
  • Maintenance
  • Maxilla / injuries
  • Military Medicine / instrumentation*
  • Occipital Bone / injuries
  • Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Warfare*