A clinical analysis of 86 maxillofacial fractures in children
- VernacularTitle:86例儿童颌面部骨折的临床分析
- Author:
Fang WANG
;
Jinlong ZHAO
;
Jianhu LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Facial Fracture;
Children;
Retrospective analysis
- From:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
2010;26(2):267-269
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
An analysis of the characteristics of the facial fractures in children was performed in this paper by investigating the cases of the facial fractures in children.In the study,86 cases of facial fractures in children under 12 years from January 2000 to June 2008 were reviewed,who were treated by the Fourth Military Medical University. The information included the age,gender,time distribution of jury,type of fracture, nerve injury, and associated systemic injuries. The youngest age was 13 months, the ratio of male to female was 2.19∶ 1. The majority of fractures were occurred in summer. The most cases were caused by the traffic accidents, and the mandible fractures were higher than others. The number of conservative treatment were higher than operation,78% cases of condyle fractures were treated conservative, the operation of maxilla and zygomatic arch fracture were less than 50%. The males were higher than the females according to the facial fracture in children.Traffic accident was the main risk factor of condylar fracture. The mandibular fractures were occurred frequently and treated normally by conservative method.
