title: Lessons learned in oral and maxillofacial surgery from British military deployments in Afghanistan.
abstract: This article describes the combined lessons learned from two deployments of a cadre of British Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons to Kandahar between July 2006 to April 2007, and September 2008 to April 2009.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit, Peterborough Hospital, Thorpe Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Andrew.gibbons@pbh-tr.nhs.uk
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
mesh_terms: D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D016267:External Fixators; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed