CT-based assessment of bear-inflicted maxillofacial injuries: evaluation using the facial injury severity scale and its association with hospitalization duration
FISS scores and AAST chest wall injury grades were significantly associated with hospitalization duration in bear-inflicted injuries. The midface and upper face injuries often occur simultaneously and bilaterally, possibly due to bears targeting the upper face to weaken their opponent.
Authors
- Shunji Mugikura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9138-610X)
- Naoko Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8700-9731)
- Hajime Nakae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3733-3530)
- Tomoki Tozawa
- Takahiro Otani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4007-7817)
- Takechiyo Yamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6910-3265)
- Kento Hatakeyama
- Motoko Konno
- Kasumi Satoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2182-3108)
- Akira Hayakawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2542-6617)
- Hideomi Tsuchida
- T. Tezuka
Institutions
- Akita University (JP)
- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Japanese Journal of Radiology
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-025-01827-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.12
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science