Introduction Non-iatrogenic trauma to the airway is rare and presents a significant challenge
to the anaesthetist. Although guidelines for the management of the unanticipated difficult …

Tissue-engineered approaches to regenerate bone in the craniomaxillofacial region utilize
biomaterial scaffolds to provide structural and biological cues to stem cells to stimulate …

There has been a reported increase in combat-related head, face, and neck (HFN) injuries
among service personnel wearing combat body armor (CBA) that have deployed to Iraq and …

Body armor is an indispensable material in the military and defense. The development of
body armor nowadays has shifted to lower-cost material with comparable ballistic properties …

Objectives/Hypothesis The objectives are to compare and contrast the head and neck
trauma experience in Iraq and Afghanistan and to identify trauma lessons learned that are …

METHODS The US and UK combat trauma registries were scrutinized for patients with
penetrating neck injury (PNI) at deployed coalition MTF between March 2003 and October …

Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of death on the modern
battlefield. In recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US typically deployed …

The study objectives were to characterize maxillofacial injuries and assess the safety of in-
theater facial fracture repair in US military personnel with severe combat trauma from Iraq …

Computer-assisted surgical (CAS) planning tools are available for craniofacial surgery but
are usually based on computer-aided design (CAD) tools that lack the ability to detect the …

Introduction The evolution of medical practice is resulting in increasing subspecialisation,
with head, face and neck (HFN) trauma in a civilian environment usually managed by a …