2009
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-83242009000300008
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Analysis of 185 maxillofacial fractures in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Abstract: A retrospective study was performed to assess maxillofacial fractures in patients treated at a public hospital from 2002 to 2006. The data collected included age, gender, etiology, type of injury, treatment modalities and period of treatment. Causes were grouped into seven categories: road traffic collisions, sports accidents, occupational accidents, gunshot fractures, falls, violence and other causes. The analyses involved descriptive statistics, the Chi-squared Test and the Fisher Exact Test. Records from 13… Show more

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“…Our finding correlates with the findings of other studies [1,2,4,5,12,15,22,24,25,27,28,30,31] in respect to RTAs being the main etiological factor for maxillofacial fractures. This could be due to the fact that there is lack of individual sensitization about importance of safety devices of the vehicle, lack of adherence to safety rules and regulation, (most of the vehicles do not have all the safety devices), lack of clear road traffic signal, congestion on the road due to lack of separate pathways for pedestrians, large numbers of overloaded buses and poorly maintained two wheelers.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
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“…Our finding correlates with the findings of other studies [1,2,4,5,12,15,22,24,25,27,28,30,31] in respect to RTAs being the main etiological factor for maxillofacial fractures. This could be due to the fact that there is lack of individual sensitization about importance of safety devices of the vehicle, lack of adherence to safety rules and regulation, (most of the vehicles do not have all the safety devices), lack of clear road traffic signal, congestion on the road due to lack of separate pathways for pedestrians, large numbers of overloaded buses and poorly maintained two wheelers.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…This finding correlates with findings of other studies [12,15,33]. Zygomatic complex as most common site was reported by some studied [1,13,19,22,24] and nasal bone fractures by others [7,9].…”
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“…Maxillofacial injuries are more predominant in men than in women. In the present study, the male to female ratio was 6:1, which is comparable to most studies except for in Pakistan where the ratio was 32:1 [4] ( Table 6). …”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%