Motor vehicle accidents-related maxillofacial injuries: a multicentre and prospective study.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
; 128(3): 199-204, 2019 Sep.
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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this European multicenter prospective study was to obtain more precise information about the demographic characteristics and etiologic/epidemiologic patterns of motor vehicle accidents (MVA)-related maxillofacial fractures. STUDY DESIGN: Of the 3260 patients with maxillofacial fractures admitted within the study period, 326 traumas were caused by MVAs with a male/female ratio of 2.2:1. RESULTS: The maximum incidence was found in Zagreb (Croatia) (18%) and the minimum in Bergen (Norway) (0%). The most frequent mechanisms were car accidents, with 177 cases, followed by motorcycle accidents. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible, with 199 fractures, followed by maxillo-zygomatic-orbital (MZO) fractures. CONCLUSIONS: In all the 3 groups (car, motorcycle, and pedestrian), mandibular and MZO fractures were the 2 most frequently observed fractures, with some variations. The importance of analyzing MVA-related facial injuries and their features and characteristics should be stressed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fraturas Cranianas
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Fraturas Zigomáticas
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Fraturas Mandibulares
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Traumatismos Maxilofaciais
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article