Mine-explosive trauma of the maxillofacial region: current state of the problem and description of a case from practice

Wiad Lek. 2024;77(10):2104-2110. doi: 10.36740/WLek/196165.

Abstract

Military conflicts, terrorist attacks and wars around the world pose a wide range of questions to the medical community about providing medical care to military personnel and civilians with mine-explosive trauma, which is characterized by simultaneous damage of various anatomical areas, including the maxillofacial region. The purpose of this work was to describe a case from practice of treating a patient with a mine-explosive trauma, which manifested by a fracture of the right zygomatic-orbital complex and the upper jaw on the right. Using own case from practice, the authors showed that the treatment of patients with mine-explosive trauma of the maxillofacial region is long-term, multi-stage and should take place in a specialized hospital with the involvement of a team of multidisciplinary specialists.

Keywords: maxillofacial region; mine-explosive trauma; case from practice.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blast Injuries* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Maxillofacial Injuries / therapy
  • Orbital Fractures
  • Zygomatic Fractures