Heading the ball: a case of a Le Fort II fracture in a football match.
Facial injuries can impair a patient's ability to eat, speak and interact with others. Severe injuries occur as a result of interpersonal or domestic violence, or in motor vehicle collisions, including those involving motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. The authors present a case of LeFort II fracture caused by a collision of opponents while heading the ball in a football match.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. ebryunal@gmail.com
Ebru
E
Akoglu
Ozge
O
Onur
Arzu
A
Denizbasi
Mehmet
M
Kosargelir
Haldun
H
Akoglu
Abdullah
A
Ibrahim
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