[Distinctive nature of mountain sport maxillo-facial injuries (author's transl)]

Mountain sports were the cause of 400 facial injuries treated in he Maxillo-facial Surgical Unit in Grenoble over a period of 5 years. Deltaplane injuries are becoming more frequent. Isolated facial injuries represent 57 p. cent of the cases treated. The various types of lesions encountered are described, and the distinction drawn between those treated as emergencies, and those for which urgent treatment could be delayed.