Patterns of Pediatric Maxillofacial Injuries
Autor: | Dhuha A. Al-Assaf, Salwan Y Bede, Waleed Khaleel Ismael |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Facial trauma
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Adolescent Poison control Violence Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention medicine Humans 030223 otorhinolaryngology Child business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Incidence Accidents Traffic Infant Newborn Human factors and ergonomics Infant 030206 dentistry General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Otorhinolaryngology Child Preschool Iraq Etiology Accidental Falls Female Maxillofacial Injuries business |
Zdroj: | The Journal of craniofacial surgery. 27(3) |
ISSN: | 1536-3732 |
Popis: | Facial trauma in children and adolescents is reported to range from 1% to 30%. Because of many anatomical, physiological, and psychological characteristics of the pediatric population, maxillofacial injuries in children should be treated with special consideration that is attributable to certain features inherent in facial growth patterns of children. This study evaluated maxillofacial injuries in 726 children in terms of incidence, patterns of injury, causes, and treatment modalities and compared these parameters among 3 pediatric age groups. Intergroup differences were analyzed using Z test for 2 populations' proportion. The results showed that the incidence of pediatric maxillofacial injuries and fractures is higher than that reported elsewhere with male predominance. Soft tissue injuries are more frequently encountered in younger individuals, whereas the incidence of skeletal injuries increases with age. This study also revealed that certain etiologies, namely road traffic accidents, violence, bicycle, missiles, and industrial injures, increase with age; on the other hand, falls and puncture wounds are more common in younger children. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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