Retrospective analysis of 2461 patients with maxillofacial fractures
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2011.03.003
- VernacularTitle:2461例颌面部骨折患者临床分析
- Author:
Ke WANG
1
;
Guo-Guang PENG
;
Jun-Wei WU
;
Xu-Xuan DING
;
Xin YAN
;
Jian-Ya XIE
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学附属佛山中医院
- Keywords:
Fractures,bone;
Wounds and injures;
Maxillofacial region
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2011;46(3):139-142
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To review the 2461 cases of maxillofacial fractures. Methods From 2003 to 2009, 2461 maxillofacial fracture cases were treated in Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Data regarding sex, age, cause of injury,occupation,geographic distribution, blood type, fracture site, multiple associated injuries, injury severity, the patient's first admitted department, treatment results were reviewed. Results The male and female ratio was was road traffic accident(938 cases,40.98% ). People in tertiary industry(900 cases,78.53% ) were most vulnerable to injuries. The zygomatic complex (22.08% ), nasal bone (20.67% ) and mandible ( 16.35% )were the most frequent fracture sites, which were often associated with skull ( 21.74% ), brain ( 38.36% )and soft tissue contusion injury (48.84% ). 85.98% (2116/2461 cases), of patients' AIS score was less than 2. Orthopaedics (939/2461 cases, 38.16% ) was the first admitted department. Conclusions The traffic accidents are the main cause of the maxillofacial fractures. Most injuries are found in the young and middle-aged people.