Emergency room radiographs of the facial bones for trauma show no abnormality except for an opaque maxillary antrum on the side of the injury. Is it necessary to investigate further for evidence of fracture?
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University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore 21201, USA.
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D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed