Craniomaxillofacial War Injuries in Misrata, Libya

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Abdulhakim W Zaggut Muhammad M Rahman Youssef G Holmes S Ellamushi H Shibu M Ghanem A Myers S Harris M

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Abdulhakim W Zaggut
Centre for Cell Biology & Cutaneous Research, The Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

A B S T R A C T

Injury to the craniomaxillofacial (CMF) area has major implications for mortality and morbidity depending on many factors that influence the level of treatment. In warzones, the extent of CMF injuries is amplified mainly due to the damage caused by bomb blasts. This study presents CMF injury as the result of war incidents to highlight the differences in injury type as well as the impact that an austere environment has on treatment. The author has unique insight and experience of treating CMF injuries in Misrata, Libya, where there is ongoing civil conflict. Surgeons in Libyan hospitals require intensive training intervention to effectively manage gunshot injuries, blast injuries and disasters and while these cases represent an austere environment, conclusions can be drawn for recent incidents involving terrorism. This study presents an analysis of injury patterns of patients presenting with CMF trauma during the Misrata battle of the Libyan conflict in 2011.

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Research Article

Publication history

Received: Tue 28, Jul 2020
Accepted: Wed 12, Aug 2020
Published: Thu 20, Aug 2020

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© 2023 Abdulhakim W Zaggut. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JDOA.2020.02.05