A retrospective analysis of facial fracture etiologies.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The medical records of 437 patients with 929 facial fractures were retrospectively analyzed. Fracture patterns were classified based on the presence or absence of fractures in each of 4 anatomic subunits (frontal, upper midface, lower midface, and mandible). The most common etiology of trauma was assault (36%), followed by motor vehicle collision (MVC, 32%), fall (18%), sports (11%), occupational (3%), and gunshot wound (GSW, 2%). The most common fracture type was nasal bone fracture (164). MVC was found to be a significant predictor of panfacial fractures, as was GSW. Sports injuries were a significant predictor of isolated upper midface fractures, and assault was a significant predictor for isolated mandible fractures. MVC and GSW each were found to lead to significantly higher severity of injury than assault, fall, and sports. The results confirm intuitive aspects of the etiology of facial fractures that have been anecdotally supported in the past.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Erdmann, D; Follmar, KE; Debruijn, M; Bruno, AD; Jung, S-H; Edelman, D; Mukundan, S; Marcus, JR
Published Date
- April 2008
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 60 / 4
Start / End Page
- 398 - 403
PubMed ID
- 18362568
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0148-7043
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318133a87b
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States