Citation

Fleuridas G, Favre E, Meningaud JP, Bertrand JC, Guilbert F. Rev. Stomatol. Chir. Maxillofac. 1998; 99(2): 75-79.

Vernacular Title

Plaies et traumatismes balistiques de la face en pratique civile.

Affiliation

U.F.R. de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale, C.H.U. Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9690295

Abstract

Firearm wounds are relatively frequent in civilian practice. Due to the variable power of the weapons involved, a wide range of maxillofacial lesions are encountered and classification is a difficult task. In order to predict the gravity of the lesions, we have drawn a classification scheme from our experience with maxillofacial injuries. The scheme was based on the kind of ammunition which gives a better classification than the type of weapon. Three main categories have been identified.