title: Innovations in military handling of facial trauma.
abstract: As the military medical treatment facilities of Operation Iraqi Freedom have transitioned from make-shift tent facilities to more formal fixed facilities, the capability to deliver more complex care has markedly improved. Using case presentations, the authors illustrate the integration of advances in surgical technology in managing complex and devastating craniofacial trauma at the 332nd Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom 2006.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam, Houston, Texas 78234-6200, USA. Jeffrey.faulkner@amedd.army.mil
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: Earl E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008885:Military Dentistry / Q000639:trends*; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D009873:Operating Rooms; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery