Quality of Life and Facial Trauma
Levine E, Degutis L, Pruzinsky T, Shin J, Persing JA. Quality of Life and Facial Trauma. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2005, 54: 502-510. PMID: 15838211, DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000155282.48465.94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh incidenceFacial traumaPosttraumatic stress disorderStudy groupBinge drinkingStress disorderSignificant lower satisfactionHospital emergency departmentQuality of lifeFractured facial bonesBody imageOperative interventionEmergency departmentFacial lacerationsPsychologic impactRetrospective analysisInclusion criteriaHealthy individualsControl populationIncidenceMarital problemsTraumaFacial bonesAltered perceptionLower satisfaction