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Facial fractures in the elderly: a retrospective study in a hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Chrcanovic, Bruno Ramos; Souza, Leandro Napier; Freire-Maia, Belini; Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães.
Afiliação
  • Chrcanovic BR; Maria Amélia Lins Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. brunochrcanovic@hotmail.com
J Trauma ; 69(6): E73-8, 2010 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20693928
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

An increasing incidence of maxillofacial trauma in the elderly has been noted, as a consequence of increased longevity, resulting in a higher percentage of elderly people in the population.

METHODS:

A retrospective study was undertaken to assess facial fractures in elderly presenting during the period 2000 to 2002 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The data collected included age, gender, etiology, date of trauma, maxillofacial trauma, anatomic site of fracture, and treatment. The statistical analysis involved evaluation of measures of central tendency and variability and calculation of proportions.

RESULTS:

It encountered 165 facial fractures in 122 elderly aged 60 years or older. The majority of fractures were sustained by elderly in the age group 60 years to 69 years. Falls was the major cause of trauma followed by car accidents. The mandible was found to be the most common fractured bone in the facial skeleton, followed by the zygomatic complex. A conservative approach was accomplished in the most of cases.

CONCLUSION:

Gender was associated with the presence or absence of fractures and with the etiology. There was no association between age and fractures. No association was found between etiology and age for women and men. The proportion of fractures of the zygomatic arch, mandible body, and parasymphysis treated surgically were statistically higher than the same proportion among the cases of other fractures. The fractures of the nose were more often treated conservatively than other fractures.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Fraturas Cranianas / Ossos Faciais Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Fraturas Cranianas / Ossos Faciais Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article