| Abstrakt: |
Facial trauma is a trauma to the face leading to injury. Facial trauma may lead to fractures of the facial bones and mandible. Throughout the world, road traffic accidents are the leading cause of facial trauma followed by assault, fall from height and sports injuries. Facial trauma may also produced by blows from fists or objects, firearm and bomb blast injuries, animal ferocity, occupational injuries such as industrial accidents. In the study total numbers of autopsied cases during 2011 to 2014 are 453. In that 35 cases had facial bone fracture. Maximum number of victims belongs to 31-40 years (12 cases) decade followed by 21-30 years (08 cases). Fracture of frontal bone accounts for maximum number of cases (12 cases) followed by Nasal bones (10 cases). In 18 cases fracture were seen at multiple sites. CT scan and X ray report were referred in all of the cases to confirm the fracture. In India, road traffic accident is the most common reason for facial trauma. Severity of facial trauma can be reduced by proper usage of helmets while riding bike and seat belts, airbag while driving four, six wheeler. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
