Stuart Clark (ENT)

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.

Latest Contribution

Delays in oral cancer

1 November 2019 | | Head and Neck | Oral cancer, patient delay, professional delay, squamous cell carcinoma, treatment delay

This is a review from Canada where they attempt to relate delays in oral cancer presentation to treatment and the impact on stage, diagnosis and survival. They recognise that potentially the most significant delay is between the patient first noticing...

Locked or unlocked?

1 November 2019 | | Head and Neck | bone plates, conventional plate, locking plate, mandibular fractures, meta-analysis, postoperative complications

This systematic review and meta-analysis from the Netherlands evaluates postoperative complications of mandibular fractures using locking and non-locking systems. It is suggested that postoperative complications of surgical treatment of mandibular fractures occur in 20-26% of patients, and it is thought...

Do bicycle helmets prevent facial injuries?

1 November 2019 | | Head and Neck | bicycle helmet, cyclist, facial injury, midface fracture

This is an analysis from Germany where they reviewed over 7000 bicycle accidents over a 16-year period that met their inclusion criteria. Over 1000 had a facial injury (bone or soft tissue) with helmets being worn in 11.8% of accidents....