Atypical maxillofacial shot wound

Czech version

Authors: I. Malachovský ¹; Ľ. Straka ²; F. Novomeský ²; D. Statelová ²; M. Janíčková ¹; J. Štilla ¹; E. Urbanová ³
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika stomatológie a maxilofaciálnej chirurgie UNM a JLF UK Martin, Prednosta: Doc. MUDr. Dagmar Statelová, Ph. D. ¹; Ústav súdneho lekárstva a medicínskych expertíz JLF UK a UNM Martin, Prednosta: Prof. MUDr. František Novomeský, Ph. D. ²; Ústav nelekárskych študijných odborov JLF UK Martin, Prednosta: Doc. Mgr. Martina Bašková, Ph. D. ³
Published in: Soud Lék., 56, 2011, No. 1, p. 2-4
Category: Original Article

Overview

Maxillofacial shot wounds belong to the relatively less frequent injuries. The soft tissues might be affected in particular, however the most of injuries are combined with infliction of hard tissues. Shot wounds by the bow or crossbow are very rare. They might result as a consequence of either accident or suicide. In the literature some cases of a suicidal experiments had been published, all of these cases were due to arrow from the crossbow. There was no injury being documented due to arrow from the bow. The autors present a case of maxillofacial injury done by shoot of arrow from the bow in the course of a childęs play.

Keywords:
maxillofacial area - shot wound - bow arrow - accident

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