title: Current trends in the treatment of maxillofacial injuries in the United States.
abstract: This report presents the results of a 1997 survey of the members of the America Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons to assess the current national and regional trends in the management of maxillofacial trauma. Comparisons are made with the nearly identical survey done in 1987. The results show practitioner age-related differences and changes in reported practice across time. The significance of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0566, USA. DLASKIN@VCU.EDU
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Laskin
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Best
mesh_terms: D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013515:Surgery, Oral; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States