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Head Injury by Bear Mauling: A Case Report

Received: 26 July 2014     Accepted: 30 September 2014     Published: 26 November 2014
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Abstract

Animal bites posses a great challenge for the surgeon to restore back what is normal. These attacks occur to be sudden and cause a life threatening injuries. They even cause facial disfigurement with distressing physical and psychological consequences. This manuscript reports a case of 65 year old man who was mauled by bear and also illustrates about the myths and management of head injury by bear attacks. Bear inflicted head injuries are rare and very few reported in literature. The wound was managed by a local scalp flap with restoration of esthetics.

Published in Journal of Surgery (Volume 2, Issue 6-1)

This article belongs to the Special Issue Craniofacial Surgery

DOI 10.11648/j.js.s.2014020601.12
Page(s) 6-8
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Keywords

Bear, Attack, Wounds, Head Injury

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Author Information
  • Dept. of Oral and maxillofacial surgery, SCB Govt. Dental college, Cuttack, Odisha

  • Dept. of orthodontics, Institute of dental sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

  • Dept. of Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Institute of dental sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

  • Head & neck surgical oncology, Curie Manavata cancer centre, Consultant maxillofacial surgeon, Nasik, India

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