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Relationship between the use and types of helmets with facial injuries - a prospective study.

Carolina Chaves Gama AiresHeitor Tavares DE AraújoRosa Rayanne Lins de SouzaAída Juliane Ferreira Dos SantosRicardo José DE Holanda VasconcellosBelmiro Cavalcanti do Egito Vasconcelos
Published in: Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes (2023)
the use of helmets was associated with a lower number of facial fractures among patients who were victims of motorcycle accidents. Fracture of the zygomatic-orbital complex was related to the absence of a helmet at the time of the accident, as well as the use of open-face helmets.
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