Trend and Demographic Characteristics of Maxillofacial Fractures in Level I Trauma Center

Abstract

Compared to their weight in the population, the Arab sector experiences more craniomaxillofacial injuries. The Jewish elderly population tends to reside in nursing homes where they are more susceptible to accidental falls, whereas young Arab males are more exposed to motor vehicle accidents and interpersonal violence. Falls were the main cause of injuries particularly in women. This may reflect the women's fear of reporting domestic violence. We believe that increased government investments in infrastructures and education will lower the incidence of craniomaxillofacial trauma and balance the gap between both sectors and sexes.

Prevalence of Operated Facial Injury in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of a Tertiary Hospital

“…20 In this study, we observed the highest percentage of fracture occurred in the mid-face, followed by a lower third of the face. The higher prevalence of the midface fracture is also reported in studies 5,11 in contrast to other studies where more incidence of fracture in lower facial third is reported. 2,4,13,16 This higher prevalence of the midfacial injury may be attributed to the wider face and prominent malar bone of Asian people.…”

“…The gender-wise ratio in our study is 5.2:1, which is slightly more than 3:1in another study. 4,5 This variation among gender may be because men are involved in outdoor works for earning and living. Also, males are more indulge in alcohol consumption, drinking and driving, and interpersonal violence than females.…”

“…In other studies, the prevalence of mandibular fracture ranges from 11.1% to 53.8%, whereas for ZMC, its 2.9% to 33.5%. 2,3,5,9,22 As the cases are done in GA/IVA only were included in our study, few cases of the mandibular fracture, dentoalveolar, which are done in LA, are excluded, maybe the reason for the higher ZMC fractures than mandibular fracture. Isolated zygomatic arch, makes less than 5% of total facial fracture, 23 seen in 3.75% in our study which is between 1.9% and 4.9% in other studies.…”

“…3 Knowledge about the epidemiology of facial injuries helps to understand the occurrence, cause, and pattern of the injuries thus helping the practitioners for diagnosis and plan for the reconstruction and contributes society for making proper policies. [2][3][4][5][6] OMFS Department in the College of Medical Sciences Bharatpur, Chitwan.…”

Patterns of zygomatic complex bone fracture in Saudi Arabia

“…Similarly, falls have been reported as the main etiological cause of craniomaxillofacial injuries in females among Arabs in Israel. [ 25 ] This current finding may be due to nonenforcement of road traffic laws as many drivers exceed the speed limit, do not use seat belts, and drive under the influence of psychoactive substances. [ 26 27 ] Fastening of seat belts resulted in a decrease in the frequency of injury among car users as reported in the literature.…”