Fractures of the coronoid process are the rarest mandibular fractures and are mostly associated with other maxillofacial fractures. They are most often encountered in trauma. The CT-scanner is the gold standard for locating and characterizing this lesion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The potential relationship between a mild acute kidney injury (AKI) observed in the immediate postoperative period after major surgery and its effect on long term renal function remains poorly defined. According to the "Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes" (KDIGO) classification, a mild injury corresponds to a KIDIGO stage 1, characterized by an increase in creatinine of at least 0.3 mg/dl within a 48-h window or 1.
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