New Report Suggests Immediate Repair of Battlefield Facial Wounds Safe and Effective
Dr. Manuel L. Lopez (who was previously stationed at an Air Force base in Balad, Iraq) has published a report in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery that suggests that soldiers suffering wounds to the face and neck can receive open reduction and internal fixation at Army hospitals in Iraq with good results. Previously, patients with those injuries where transported to medical facilities in Germany and the United States before receiving definitive care.
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