A retrospective study of 356 midfacial fractures occurring in 225 patients

Management of head and neck trauma in a developing country

“…Spinal injuries were seen associated in 3.23% cases. This corresponds well with the fi ndings of Cook et al [23] and Adebayo et al [7] Hospital stay: Jewett et al [24] in his series found the average length of stay was 10 days and the longest duration of stay was 114 days. Majority of our patients had a mean duration of hospital stay of less than a week.…”

Pattern of craniofacial injuries in patients admitted to Tanta University Hospital – Egypt

“…In our study, large number of people was belonging to low socioeconomic group in this region of our country and they use public transport vehicles operated by illiter- 20 The boy: girl ratio of 2/1 differ in magnitude from other reports revealing boys to be more prone to trauma. 21,22 In contrast to other reports as Lee et al 23 where assaults were the second most common cause of injury, the percentage of persons injured during acts of violence was low with 9.41% in this database.…”

A six-year retrospective study of maxillofacial fractures from radiographic findings in Brazil

“…In Brazil, the use of seatbelts is mandatory and local authorities have encouraged the enforcement of existing traffic laws. Traffic accidents were the prevalent cause of maxillofacial fractures in this study involving 125 (38.8%) men and 36 (42.4%) women, as earlier studies have also shown 1,[5][6][7]11,13,15,17,[20][21][22][23]27,28 . The type of traffic accident (automobile, motorcycle, and pedestrian) requires attention, especially motorcycle accidents, because these are important means of transportation in the region of Araraquara and provided a significant number of cases (30.4%) in this survey.…”

“…The possible explanation for this is that the population of this age group frequently participates in outdoor activities and dangerous sports, may be careless drivers, and demonstrates violent interactions 7 . Traffic accidents are still the main cause of maxillofacial fractures in developing countries 1,[5][6][7]13,22,26 and in some developed countries 15,17,20,21,28 . The mean speed limit in the region of Araraquara of 50 km/h follows the national road traffic legislation.…”