International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 6-8, March 2007

An unusual maxillofacial injury caused by a nail in a child

  • Yusuf Yurumez

      Affiliations

    • Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Acil servis, 03200 Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Tel.: +90 272 214 20 65; fax: +90 272 213 30 66.
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  • Abdullah Aycicek

      Affiliations

    • Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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  • Yucel Yavuz

      Affiliations

    • Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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  • Bumin Degirmenci

      Affiliations

    • Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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  • Kamil Tunay

      Affiliations

    • Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

Received 3 July 2006; received in revised form 5 October 2006; accepted 6 October 2006.

Summary 

Injuries are most serious but preventable major public health problems and frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in young people and children. It has been seen that injuries with nails are usually related to nail guns in the literature. We report a case of an unusually maxillofacial injury caused by nail in a child.

Keywords: Pediatric trauma, Nail, Emergency medicine

 

PII: S1871-4048(06)00092-X

doi:10.1016/j.pedex.2006.10.001

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 6-8, March 2007

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