title: [Primary surgical treatment of gunshot wounds of facial skeleton].
abstract: The author criticizes the traditional strategy of sparing treatment of gunshot wounds of the face involving the bones, formulated as long ago as in 1943, and suggests radical primary surgical treatment of such wounds. The author used such treatment with good results during 4 years in Afghanistan war.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Shvyrkov
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D014857:Warfare; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*