TY - JOUR PY - 1984// TI - Severe facial injury by impalement JO - Journal of trauma A1 - Bowsher, W. G. A1 - Smith, Wayne P. SP - 999 EP - 1000 VL - 24 IS - 11 N2 - Severe facial trauma is a well recognized hazard of road traffic accidents. We describe severe injuries sustained in an unusual way. A car overturned onto a roadside fencing post, impaling the driver's neck and face. The stake was successfully removed in the operating room, and the fractures were fixed and lacerations sutured.
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