title: Penetrating facial injury.
abstract: Penetrating facial trauma presents a wide spectrum of injuries and management dilemmas, due to the potential injuries that may occur during removal of the retained objects. This is a report of a 3-year-old child who presented with a penetrating facial injury due to a screwdriver. Proper examination, radiological evaluation and early decision-making with a multidisciplinary approach provide an optimal treatment outcome in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune India ; A2/103, Shivranjan Towers, Someshwarwadi, Pashan, Pune, 411008 Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Siddharth P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Dubhashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune India.
authors.forename: Kaushal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Choudhary
keywords: Facial trauma; Multidisciplinary; Screwdriver