Fractures of the Facial Bones in Children

Pattern of soft tissue injuries to the oro‐facial region in Nigerian children attending a teaching hospital

“…As in other injury related studies [5–11,21,22], a male preponderance was found in this study with a ratio of 1 : 0·74. Expectedly, our ratio is lower than in studies on facial bone fractures in children.…”

“…Although most previous studies have concentrated on facial bone fractures, this study considers injuries to oro‐facial soft tissue [5–11]. An incidence of 1·1% and a mean age of 7·3 ± 4·2 years were obtained.…”

“…Although a number of studies [5,6,7,8] have been carried out on facial bone fractures in children, oro‐facial soft tissue injuries have presented more often than fractures in this population group [9] yet, many researchers have not reported this finding [10,11].…”

Pediatric Orbital Fractures

“…7 In most series of pediatric facial trauma, orbital fractures comprise 5 to 25% of facial fractures. 17 In the National Trauma Databank review, orbital fractures were identified in 10% of cases. Variability in facial fracture patterns has also been shown between urban and rural environments.…”