A retrospective study on the epidemiology and treatment of maxillofacial fractures

dc.contributor.authorÖzkaya, Özay
dc.contributor.authorTurgut, Gürsel
dc.contributor.authorKayalı, Mahmut Ulvi
dc.contributor.authorUğurlu, Kemal
dc.contributor.authorKuran, İsmail
dc.contributor.authorBaş, Lütfü
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:43:19Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:43:19Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.departmentFakülteler, Tıp Fakültesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Maxillofacial injuries constitute a substantial proportion of cases of trauma. This descriptive analytical study assesses the cause, type, incidence, and demographic and treatment data of maxillofacial fractures. METHODS: Aretrospective study on maxillofacial traumas was carried out in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Şişli Etfal Hospital (Istanbul, Turkey) between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2005. The study included 216 patients with a mean age of 29.8 years. Sex and age distribution of patients, etiology of trauma, localization of the fractures, treatment modalities, time to treatment after the trauma, and postoperative complications were recorded. RESULTS: The male predilection was 75.5%. Road traffic accident was the most common causative factor (67.1%), followed by interpersonal violence (19.4%), falls (12.5%), and work- and sportrelated accidents (0.9%). Atotal of 50% of the patients suffered isolated mandibular fractures, 23.6% had isolated midface fractures, and 26.3% had combined midface and mandibular fractures. Regarding distribution of mandibular fractures, the majority (26.8%) occurred in the parasymphysis, 14.8% in the angulus, and 11.1% each in the symphysis and corpus. Complications occurred in 6% of patients, and the most common was malocclusion followed by infection and nonunion. CONCLUSION: The causes and pattern of maxillofacial fractures reflect trauma patterns within the community and, as such, can provide a guide for the design of programs geared toward prevention and treatment.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage266en_US
dc.identifier.issn1306-696X
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid19562549en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-67649598422en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage262en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/7578
dc.identifier.volume15en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000265562100012en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUlusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY03929
dc.subjectFracture fixation/methodsen_US
dc.subjectMandible fracturesen_US
dc.subjectMaxillofacial fractures/epidemiology/etiology/incidence/treatmenten_US
dc.subjectMiniplate fixationen_US
dc.titleA retrospective study on the epidemiology and treatment of maxillofacial fracturesen_US
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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