Facial fractures caused by less-lethal rubber bullet weapons: case series report and literature review.

Autor: Amaral MBF; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service, Hospital João XXIII/FHEMIG, Av. Alfredo Balena, 400, Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil. marciobrunoamaral@gmail.com., Bueno SC; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service, Hospital João XXIII/FHEMIG, Av. Alfredo Balena, 400, Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil., Abdala IB; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service, Hospital João XXIII/FHEMIG, Av. Alfredo Balena, 400, Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil., da Silveira RL; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service, Hospital João XXIII/FHEMIG, Av. Alfredo Balena, 400, Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil.; Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Service, Santa Casa Saúde, Av. Francisco Sales, 1111, Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30150-221, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Oral and maxillofacial surgery [Oral Maxillofac Surg] 2017 Sep; Vol. 21 (3), pp. 357-361. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 May 05.
DOI: 10.1007/s10006-017-0631-4
Abstrakt: Purpose: The present study aims to describe three cases of patients inflicted by rubber bullets with severe facial fractures.
Methods: In addition, a review of English-language literature involving facial fractures by rubber bullets from 1975 to 2016 was performed.
Results: This current study demonstrated that the use of the LLRBW is unsafety even when applied by police enforcements exclusively.
Conclusions: Management of facial fractures caused by LLRBW is done in a usual manner with closed or open reduction associated with bone mini-plates or reconstruction plates when indicated. Special initial wound care should be done to avoid secondary infection and additional procedures.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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