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A retrospective analysis of facial fracture etiologies.

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Erdmann, D; Follmar, KE; Debruijn, M; Bruno, AD; Jung, S-H; Edelman, D; Mukundan, S; Marcus, JR
Published in: Ann Plast Surg
April 2008

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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Ann Plast Surg

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ISSN

0148-7043

Publication Date

April 2008

Volume

60

Issue

4

Start / End Page

398 / 403

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Surgery
  • Skull Fractures
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Male
  • Injury Severity Score
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Facial Bones
  • Athletic Injuries
 

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Erdmann, D., Follmar, K. E., Debruijn, M., Bruno, A. D., Jung, S.-H., Edelman, D., … Marcus, J. R. (2008). A retrospective analysis of facial fracture etiologies. Ann Plast Surg, 60(4), 398–403. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e318133a87b
Erdmann, Detlev, Keith E. Follmar, Marlieke Debruijn, Anthony D. Bruno, Sin-Ho Jung, David Edelman, Srinivasan Mukundan, and Jeffrey R. Marcus. “A retrospective analysis of facial fracture etiologies.Ann Plast Surg 60, no. 4 (April 2008): 398–403. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e318133a87b.
Erdmann D, Follmar KE, Debruijn M, Bruno AD, Jung S-H, Edelman D, et al. A retrospective analysis of facial fracture etiologies. Ann Plast Surg. 2008 Apr;60(4):398–403.
Erdmann, Detlev, et al. “A retrospective analysis of facial fracture etiologies.Ann Plast Surg, vol. 60, no. 4, Apr. 2008, pp. 398–403. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/SAP.0b013e318133a87b.
Erdmann D, Follmar KE, Debruijn M, Bruno AD, Jung S-H, Edelman D, Mukundan S, Marcus JR. A retrospective analysis of facial fracture etiologies. Ann Plast Surg. 2008 Apr;60(4):398–403.

Published In

Ann Plast Surg

DOI

ISSN

0148-7043

Publication Date

April 2008

Volume

60

Issue

4

Start / End Page

398 / 403

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Surgery
  • Skull Fractures
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Male
  • Injury Severity Score
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Facial Bones
  • Athletic Injuries