Oxygen mask related nasal integument and osteocartilagenous disorders in F-16 fighter pilots.

BACKGROUND: A preliminary survey showed half of the participating Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16 fighter pilots to have nasal integument and osteocartilagenous disorders related to wearing in-flight oxygen masks. AIM: To make an inventory of these disorders and possible associated factors....

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Main Authors: J Rieneke C Schreinemakers, Paul Westers, Pieter van Amerongen, Moshe Kon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3591424?pdf=render