The maxillofacial injuries: A study

Singh, Vibha; Malkunje, Laxman R; Mohammad, Shadab; Singh, Nidhi; Dhasmana, Satish; Das, Sanjib Kumar

doi:10.4103/0975-5950.111372

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“…This has been proved by several studies. 6,7,8,11 Soft tissue injuries were the commonest type of maxillofacial injury throughout the literature. The incidence of soft tissue injuries in our study was 97%, higher than in other studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…1,[6][7][8][9] The male to female ratio of 9:1 was comparable to other studies. 10,11 Males are at a greater risk of crashes and maxillofacial injuries because of the increased use of vehicles and travel compared to females.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…6,7,10 The peak incidence of maxillofacial injuries was in the age group 21 to 30 years which was in concordance with all the other studies. 1,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] This is because of the increased use of vehicles and travel in the third decade of life. The most common etiological factor for maxillofacial injuries is road traffic crashes in our country.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Patterns of Maxillofacial Fractures in Road Traffic Crashes in an Indian Rural Tertiary Center

Jayaraju¹,

Sagayaraj²,

Reddy³

et al. 2014

Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care &Amp; Emergency Surgery

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Background and objectives: Road traffic crashes are reported to be the leading cause of maxillofacial fractures in developing countries. The large variability in reported incidence and etiology is due to a variety of contributing factors, including environmental, cultural and socioeconomic factors. The study aims at describing the patterns of maxillofacial fractures in road traffic crashes by clinical and radiological methods and to study the complications associated with these fractures. Materials and methods:The study included 100 road traffic crash patients with maxillofacial injuries. Patients were evaluated for any maxillofacial fracture by clinical assessment and, radiologically, using plain radiographs and computed tomography scan. Results:Midfacial skeleton was more prone to fractures. Isolated fractures of the maxilla was the commonest (58%) followed by nasal bone fractures (43%). Among the complex fractures, Le Fort type II was the commonest. Mandibular fractures were seen in 33% of the patients, parasymphysis being the commonest site. Majority of the patients had associated soft tissue injuries. The incidence of complications associated with maxillofacial fractures was 11%, malocclusion being the commonest. Conclusion:Maxillofacial fractures are commoner in the mobile population in the most productive age group, more so in two wheeler riders causing significant morbidity and mortality. Midface region is more prone to fractures and is most of the time associated with complications.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Patterns of Maxillofacial Fractures in Road Traffic Crashes in an Indian Rural Tertiary Center

Jayaraju¹,

Sagayaraj²,

Reddy³

et al. 2014

Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care &Amp; Emergency Surgery

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“…[12] In a report issued by World Health Organization (WHO), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has the highest road accident toll in the world, which now makes up the country's principal cause of death in adult males aged 16 to 36.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most of the literature concludes with the fact that the incidence of road traffic accidents is comparatively more in males than in females. [6,8,12,13,17,18,20,23,24,25,26] In a country like Saudi Arabia, females are prohibited from driving by law.…”

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confidence: 99%