PMID- 19892561
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100927
LR  - 20100517
IS  - 1878-4119 (Electronic)
IS  - 1010-5182 (Linking)
VI  - 38
IP  - 4
DP  - 2010 Jun
TI  - Characteristics of maxillofacial trauma in females: a retrospective analysis of 
      367 patients.
PG  - 314-9
LID - 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.10.002 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Epidemiological characteristics of maxillofacial injuries are 
      typically reported for male patients, as males represent 70% of the studied 
      population. This retrospective study analysed the aetiology and patterns of 
      maxillofacial fractures in female patients only. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 
      367 female patients, examined between 2001 and 2008, were divided into three age 
      groups (<16, 17-60, and >60 years). Data were collected on aetiology, fracture 
      site, associated lesions, type of treatment, and length of hospital stay. 
      RESULTS: The typical female patient presented a mean age of 43 and 25% were over 
      60 years of age. Falls were the most frequent cause of maxillofacial trauma 
      (43%), followed by motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) (38.7%), assaults (9.3%), 
      sports accidents (6.3%), and other causes (2.7%). The middle third of the face 
      was most frequently affected (53.9%). Associated fractures, mostly orthopaedic 
      and secondary to MVAs, occurred in 23.2% of cases. The over-60 age group had the 
      greatest number of non-operated fractures (27.9%) and the longest mean hospital 
      stay (5.7 days). CONCLUSIONS: This study considered only the female population, 
      thereby highlighting epidemiological characteristics of maxillofacial trauma not 
      apparent in the existing literature. Clear distinctions between genders are 
      important for better comparison of data in the future.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2009 European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. 
      Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Roccia, Fabio
AU  - Roccia F
AD  - Head & Neck Department, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Turin, 
      Italy. fabio.roccia@poste.it
FAU - Bianchi, Francesca
AU  - Bianchi F
FAU - Zavattero, Emanuele
AU  - Zavattero E
FAU - Tanteri, Giulia
AU  - Tanteri G
FAU - Ramieri, Guglielmo
AU  - Ramieri G
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20091104
PL  - Scotland
TA  - J Craniomaxillofac Surg
JT  - Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European 
      Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
JID - 8704309
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Age Distribution
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Child
MH  - Facial Injuries/classification/epidemiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Italy/epidemiology
MH  - Maxillofacial Injuries/classification/*epidemiology
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2009/11/07 06:00
MHDA- 2010/09/29 06:00
CRDT- 2009/11/07 06:00
PHST- 2009/03/20 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2009/09/14 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2009/10/05 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2009/11/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/11/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/09/29 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1010-5182(09)00166-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.10.002 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2010 Jun;38(4):314-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.10.002. 
      Epub 2009 Nov 4.