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Ten common myths of ballistic injuries

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Powers, DB; Robertson, OB
Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America
January 1, 2005

The science of ballistics can be confusing. Specific treatment dogmas regarding ballistic injuries should be examined to ensure that they are supported by scientific data. If determined to be unfounded, these dogmas should be discontinued from the teaching centers and eliminated from clinical practice. Tissue injury by ballistic projectiles is caused by the design and composition of a bullet and the velocity it is traveling when it strikes a target. Velocity or projectile shape alone cannot be the basis for any treatment. Each wound must be evaluated individually, with the determination of care decided by fact and clinical assessment, not rigid treatment protocols.

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

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1042-3699

Publication Date

January 1, 2005

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17

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3 SPEC. ISS.

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251 / 259
 

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Powers, D. B., & Robertson, O. B. (2005). Ten common myths of ballistic injuries. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 17(3 SPEC. ISS.), 251–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coms.2005.05.001
Powers, D. B., and O. B. Robertson. “Ten common myths of ballistic injuries.” Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America 17, no. 3 SPEC. ISS. (January 1, 2005): 251–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coms.2005.05.001.
Powers DB, Robertson OB. Ten common myths of ballistic injuries. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America. 2005 Jan 1;17(3 SPEC. ISS.):251–9.
Powers, D. B., and O. B. Robertson. “Ten common myths of ballistic injuries.” Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, vol. 17, no. 3 SPEC. ISS., Jan. 2005, pp. 251–59. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.coms.2005.05.001.
Powers DB, Robertson OB. Ten common myths of ballistic injuries. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America. 2005 Jan 1;17(3 SPEC. ISS.):251–259.
Journal cover image

Published In

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

DOI

ISSN

1042-3699

Publication Date

January 1, 2005

Volume

17

Issue

3 SPEC. ISS.

Start / End Page

251 / 259