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  • Title: The "sweet science" of reducing periorbital lacerations in mixed martial arts.
    Author: Bastidas N, Levine JP, Stile FL.
    Journal: Ann Plast Surg; 2012 Jan; 68(1):43-5. PubMed ID: 21587048.
    Abstract:
    The popularity of mixed martial arts competitions and televised events has grown exponentially since its inception, and with the growth of the sport, unique facial injury patterns have surfaced. In particular, upper eyelid and brow lacerations are common and are especially troublesome given the effect of hemorrhage from these areas on the fighter's vision and thus ability to continue. We propose that the convexity of the underlying supraorbital rim is responsible for the high frequency of lacerations in this region after blunt trauma and offer a method of reducing subsequent injury by reducing its prominence.
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