Management of missile injuries to the maxillofacial region: A case series

Table 1 Distribution of facial soft tissue and bone damage in 40 gunshots and blast injured persons

	Site of injury	n	Bone	Soft tissue defect	Combined soft tissue-bone
1	Periorbital	12	10	6	4
2	Maxillary	17	7	16	6
3	Mandible	4	3	2	1
4	Nasal	5	3	4	3
5	Frontal	2	2	2	2
Total		40	25	30	16

Table 2 Associated injures in the face n (%)

Associated injures
Facial nerve	2 (5)
Parotid duct	4 (10)
Globe	3 (7.5)
Oral mucosa	3 (7.5)
Lacrimal duct	2 (5)
Total	14 (35)