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ArticleMaxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery2020

Scalp injury management by a maxillofacial surgeon in a low-resource hospital.

Paul Frimpong, Truc Thi Hoang Nguyen, Edinam Salia Nimatu, Emmanuel Kofi Amponsah, Soung Min Kim

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Article in Maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Current options in jaw and facial reconstructions.Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Paul FrimpongOral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, P.O. Box 27, Sunyani, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1647-2155
Truc Thi Hoang NguyenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8667-6698
Edinam Salia NimatuOral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, P.O. Box 27, Sunyani, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7052-8738
Emmanuel Kofi AmponsahOral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, P.O. Box 27, Sunyani, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0720-3025
Soung Min KimOral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, P.O. Box 27, Sunyani, Ghana. smin5@snu.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6916-0489
Seoul National University Dental Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHead or scalp injury is a life-threatening and typically accidental human injury. Most medical departments require immediate medical treatment and proper treatment with specialized medical personnel and facilities. However, in low-resource environments, such as the rural region of West Africa, the authors have treated emergency trauma patients and provided immediate treatment despite lack of resources. CASE PRESENTATION: We reviewed three cases of scalp injury patients, with representative clinical information, and used these cases to outline feedback on scalp trauma treatment based on the specialty knowledge of general and emergency surgeon.

conclusionsOral and maxillofacial surgeons are medical specialists that can immediately diagnose and treat these scalp injuries based on their medical knowledge and experience with the maxillofacial region.

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Accident and emergency unitHead and scalp injuryLow-resource hospitalScalp advancement flapScalp layer

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PMID33296055
PMCPMC7726074
OpenAlexW3113031595

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