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Head and neck injuries during the war in Croatia 1991-1992

Davorin Đanić
Drago Prgomet
Damir Miličić
Dinko Leović
Dinko Puntarić
Silva Soldo


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During the 1991-1992 war in Croatia, 7,043 wounded persons were treated at “Dr. Josip Benčević” General Hospital in Slavonski Brod, 728 (580 soldiers and 148 civilians) of whom with war injuries to the head and neck, who were admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery. There were 541 (74.3%) patients with head injuries, 117 (16.0%) with neck injuries, and 70 (9.6%) with head and neck injuries. The wounded were mostly (542 or 74.5%) inflicted by shell and bomb fragments. War injuries of the facial bones were treated preliminarily or definitely. Preliminary treatment was used in the wounds with multifragmentary fractures and extensive soft tissue defects. Definite treatment was used in lesions to cervical structures. Immediate exploration of the neck was used in 84 patients with penetrating neck wounds. Exploration was positive in 49 patients. As for long-term complications, two cases of partial paralysis of the cranial plexus and one case of each quadriplegia, hemiplegija and glottic paralysis were recorded.

Ključne riječi

head; neck; injuries; war; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

192416

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/192416

Datum izdavanja:

1.12.1997.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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