Our Treatment Approaches in Severe Maxillofacial Injuries Occurring After Failed Suicide Attempts Using Long-Barreled Guns

Kucuker I., Şimşek T., Keles M. K., Yosma E., Aksakal I. A., Demir A.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.27, no.2, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002379
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Free flap, long-barreled gun, maxillofacial trauma, riffle, WOUNDS, RECONSTRUCTION, FACE, MANAGEMENT, EMBOLIZATION, SPREADER, TRAUMA
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Maxillofacial traumas with long-barreled guns may sometimes cause catastrophic results by means of smashing in facial structures. In these patients, reconstruction strategies of both fragmented/lost soft and hard tissues still remain controversial. In their clinic, the authors treated 5 patients with severely injured face after failed suicide attempt between 2008 and 2013. In this study, the authors aimed to present their clinical experiences on these severely injured maxillofacial gunshot traumas and offer a treatment algorithm to gain a result as possible as satisfactory in terms of functionality and appearance.