Maxillofacial trauma and ocular injuries: reports from a prospective study from Pondicherry, India

Jha, Kirti Nath; Ramanujam, Sathyanarayanan; Srikanth, Krishnamoorthy; Rajalakshmi, A R

doi:10.1080/01676830.2021.1939727

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“…Maxillofacial fractures are prone to cause facial deformities and stomatognathic dysfunctions that affect patients' social activities and quality of life, further leading to economic difficulties and psychological problems [1][2][3]. Craniocerebral injury, dyspnea, massive hemorrhage, eye trauma, and cervical vertebral fractures may also occur, and the patient's life may even be threatened in severe cases because of the special anatomical location of the jawbone [4][5][6][7][8]. For children in the peak stage of growth, fractures involving the growth and development center of the jawbone may also have irreversible effects on facial growth and development [9].…”

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Maxillofacial Fractures: A Four-Year Retrospective Study of 1828 Cases in West China

Miao¹,

Zhang²,

Yan³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Objective: To analyze the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of maxillofacial fracture cases in a stomatological center in southwest China. Methods: This study includes 1828 cases of maxillofacial fractures treated in our hospital from January 2018 to December 2021. We analyzed the gender, age, causes of injury, fracture sites, concomitant injuries, treatment, and postoperative infection of these cases. Our data are also compared with those from similar domestic studies. Results: Among the 1828 cases, the male-to-female ratio was 2.48:1 with an average age of 34.55 ± 16.36 years. The highest incidence of fracture was 21-50 years old, and the most common cause of injury was falls (38.95%). There was a statistically significant difference in the composition of injury causes among different age groups(P<0.05). Mandible (37.56%) was the most easily fractured site, and limb injury (17.89%) was the most common concomitant body injury. In all cases, 85.23% of patients were treated with open reduction and internal fixation. Conclusions: Maxillofacial fractures often occur in the mandible of young and middle-aged men. Falls and traffic accidents are the main causes of injury, often accompanied by limb and brain injuries. Open reduction and internal fixation is still the most commonly used treatment. There are some differences in the results reported by different domestic hospitals.

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