A Retrospective Analysis of Facial Fracture Etiologies

Erdmann, Detlev; Follmar, Keith E.; DeBruijn, Marlieke; Bruno, Anthony; Jung, Sin-Ho; Edelman, David; Mukundan, Srinivasan; Marcus, Jeffrey R.

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“…The reported major causes of facial fractures vary according to the status of development. Developed countries experience a decrease of road traffic accidents thanks to traffic laws enforcement and motor vehicles safety devices while there is an increase of assaults related to alcohol consumption [4,6,18]. In the studies from developing countries, road traffic accidents are classically reported to be the main aetiology [3,7,9,10,12,14].…”

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Epidemiology of facial fractures: an analysis of 349 patients

Béogo¹,

Dakouré²,

Coulibaly³

et al. 2014

Med Buccale Chir Buccale

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-Introduction: Facial fractures epidemiology varies with geographic region. Patients and methods:This study reports the frequency, demographic characteristics and aetiologies of facial fractures in a 5-year retrospective survey, in Burkina Faso. Results: In 349 patients, the fracture involved the mandible (44.5%), the zygomatic complex (38.9%), the maxilla (13.8%) or the naso-fronto-orbito-ethmoidal complex (2.8%). The peak of frequency (58.2%) was recorded between 20 and 39 years and the male to female ratio was 7.1:1. The aetiologies of the fractures were road traffic crashes (80.5%), assaults (9.7%), falls (8.3%), and sport accidents (1.5%). In 80% of the road traffic accidents, a two-wheeled vehicle was involved and 75.9% of falls were from a tree height. There was a significant association between multiple facial fractures and road traffic accidents. Discussion: Epidemiology of facial fractures in this study is similar to that generally reported in developing countries. Frequency of falls from trees height constitutes however a particularity. These findings illustrate the necessity of enforcement of road traffic security, as well as a development of program of prevention of falls from trees, in Burkina Faso.Résumé -Épidémiologie des fractures faciales : l'analyse de 349 patients. Introduction : L'épidémiologie des fractures a une variation géographique. Patients et méthodes : Une étude rétrospective sur 5 ans rapporte la fré-quence, les caractéristiques démographiques et les étiologies des fractures faciales au Burkina Faso. Résultats : Chez 349 patients, la fracture intéressait la mandibule (44,5 %), le complexe zygomatique (38,9 %), le maxillaire (13,8 %) ou le complexe ethmoido-naso-fronto-orbitaire (2,8 %). Le pic de fréquence (58,2 %) était observé entre 20 et 39 ans et le rapport homme/femme était de 7.1:1. Les étiologies des fractures étaient les accidents de la circulation routière (80,5 %), les agressions (9,7 %), les chutes (8,3 %) et les accidents de sport (1,5 %). Dans 80 % des accidents de trafic, un véhicule à 2 roues était impliqué et 75,9 % des accidents par chute étaient des chutes du haut d'un arbre. Les fractures faciales multiples étaient significativement associées aux accidents de la route. Discussion : L'épidémiologie des fractures faciales dans cette étude est similaire à celle généralement rapportée dans les pays en développement. La fréquence des accidents par chute du haut d'un arbre constitue cependant une particularité. Ces résultats illustrent la nécessité d'un renforcement de la sécurité routière ainsi que d'un déve-loppement de programmes de prévention des accidents par chute du haut d'un arbres, au Burkina Faso.

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“…1). Epidemiology of facial fractures varies with era and geographic, socioeconomic, and cultural factors [3][4][5][6]. Classically, interpersonal violence is reported as their leading cause in the industrialized world [4,6] while road traffic accidents are predominant in developing countries [3,7].…”

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Epidemiology of facial fractures: an analysis of 349 patients

Béogo¹,

Dakouré²,

Coulibaly³

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“…1 Darba sekonder olarak meydana gelen yüz kırıklarının, alkol ve diğer maddelerin kullanımı ile ilişkisi vardır. Darp olgularının çoğunun incelenen bu popülasyonda sadece tek bir yüz segmentini içeren yaralanmaya neden olmuştur ve bu muhtemelen yüze yumruk veya bir objeyle tek bir vuruş sonucu oluşmaktadır.…”

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A Retrospective analysis of facial fracture etiologies and investigation of the relationship between fracture type and the etiology

Tuncel¹

2011

Dicle Med J

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze retrospectively 196 patients whose facial fractures were treated in our clinic and to investigate the relationships between the severity score and fracture type and the etiology. (2004)(2005)(2006)(2007) period and were found at least one facial fracture in their maxillofacial bones after the radiological examination, have been evaluated in this study. One-way ANOVA test and Chi-square test were used for statistical analysis. Materials and methods:Results: As a result of performed one-way ANOVA test, It is found that mechanism of trauma is important for estimation in severity score of facial injury (p<0.001) but when the Chi-square test was applied for statistical analysisno significant relationship between the mechanism of trauma and patterns of fracture was found (p>0.05). Conclusion:Trauma mechanism was found as effective on fracture severity, however no relationship was found between etiology of trauma and fracture type.

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“…Similar to the ear, the nose is highly susceptible to injury due to its exposed and unprotected position. Nasal fractures account for half of all facial fractures [5]. In addition, malformations of the nose and ear are found in congenital disorders that are characterized by facial malformations, such as Treacher Collins syndrome and Apert syndrome [6,7].…”

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