TY - JOUR
T1 - Motor vehicle accidents–related maxillofacial injuries
T2 - a multicentre and prospective study
AU - Ruslin, M.
AU - Brucoli, M.
AU - Boffano, P.
AU - Benech, A.
AU - Dediol, E.
AU - Uglešić, V.
AU - Kovačič, Ž.
AU - Vesnaver, A.
AU - Konstantinović, V.S.
AU - Petrović, M.
AU - Stephens, J.
AU - Kanzaria, A.
AU - Bhatti, N.
AU - Holmes, S.
AU - Pechalova, P.F.
AU - Bakardjiev, A.G.
AU - Malanchuk, V.A.
AU - Kopchak, A.V.
AU - Galteland, P.
AU - Mjøen, E.
AU - Skjelbred, P.
AU - Bertin, H.
AU - Corre, P.
AU - Løes, S.
AU - Lekven, N.
AU - Laverick, S.
AU - Gordon, P.
AU - Tamme, T.
AU - Akermann, S.
AU - Karagozoglu, K.H.
AU - Kommers, S.C.
AU - de Visscher, J.G.
AU - Forouzanfar, T.
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - Objectives: The purpose of this European multicenter prospective study was to obtain more precise information about the demographic characteristics and etiologic/epidemiologic patterns of motor vehicle accidents (MVA)–related maxillofacial fractures. Study Design: Of the 3260 patients with maxillofacial fractures admitted within the study period, 326 traumas were caused by MVAs with a male/female ratio of 2.2:1. Results: The maximum incidence was found in Zagreb (Croatia) (18%) and the minimum in Bergen (Norway) (0%). The most frequent mechanisms were car accidents, with 177 cases, followed by motorcycle accidents. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible, with 199 fractures, followed by maxillo-zygomatic-orbital (MZO) fractures. Conclusions: In all the 3 groups (car, motorcycle, and pedestrian), mandibular and MZO fractures were the 2 most frequently observed fractures, with some variations. The importance of analyzing MVA-related facial injuries and their features and characteristics should be stressed.
AB - Objectives: The purpose of this European multicenter prospective study was to obtain more precise information about the demographic characteristics and etiologic/epidemiologic patterns of motor vehicle accidents (MVA)–related maxillofacial fractures. Study Design: Of the 3260 patients with maxillofacial fractures admitted within the study period, 326 traumas were caused by MVAs with a male/female ratio of 2.2:1. Results: The maximum incidence was found in Zagreb (Croatia) (18%) and the minimum in Bergen (Norway) (0%). The most frequent mechanisms were car accidents, with 177 cases, followed by motorcycle accidents. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible, with 199 fractures, followed by maxillo-zygomatic-orbital (MZO) fractures. Conclusions: In all the 3 groups (car, motorcycle, and pedestrian), mandibular and MZO fractures were the 2 most frequently observed fractures, with some variations. The importance of analyzing MVA-related facial injuries and their features and characteristics should be stressed.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2018.12.009
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2018.12.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 31221613
SN - 2212-4403
VL - 128
SP - 199
EP - 204
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 3
ER -