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Skull and Facial Bone Trauma

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Accidental Injury

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Trauma, “a body injury produced by sudden force,”1 is something that man has had to confront from the beginning of time. Skull and facial trauma have long been a part of war and warring. Early biblical references, such as David and Goliath,2 and accounts of early man illustrate the severe effects caused by a substantial blow to the head. While interpersonal violence still accounts for a significant portion of head trauma, the invention, development, and use of motor vehicles provides a medium through which a majority of skull and facial trauma still occur.3 The leading causes of facial fracture trauma are illustrated in Fig. 12.1.

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Allsop, D., Kennett, K. (2002). Skull and Facial Bone Trauma. In: Nahum, A.M., Melvin, J.W. (eds) Accidental Injury. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21787-1_12

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