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. 2015 May-Aug;48(2):225-6.
doi: 10.4103/0970-0358.163082.

Temporal artery rupture following firework rocket injury

Mohd Azam Haseen  1 , Adil Ali Mahmud  1 , Fakhrul Huda  2 , Mohd Haneef Beg  1
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Temporal artery rupture following firework rocket injury

Mohd Azam Haseen et al. Indian J Plast Surg. 2015 May-Aug.
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Figures

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Figure 1
Sutured wound after ligation of superficial temporal artery
Figure 2
Figure 2
Small extra-axial bleed in right temporal region
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Figure 3
Hairline fracture of right petrous temporal bone
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