TY - JOUR
T1 - Assault-related maxillofacial injuries
T2 - The results from the European Maxillofacial Trauma (EURMAT) multicenter and prospective collaboration
AU - Boffano, Paolo
AU - Roccia, Fabio
AU - Zavattero, Emanuele
AU - Dediol, Emil
AU - Uglešić, Vedran
AU - Kovačič, Žiga
AU - Vesnaver, Aleš
AU - Konstantinović, Vitomir S.
AU - Petrović, Milan
AU - Stephens, Jonny
AU - Kanzaria, Amar
AU - Bhatti, Nabeel
AU - Holmes, Simon
AU - Pechalova, Petia F.
AU - Bakardjiev, Angel G.
AU - Malanchuk, Vladislav A.
AU - Kopchak, Andrey V.
AU - Galteland, Pål
AU - Mjøen, Even
AU - Skjelbred, Per
AU - Bertin, Helios
AU - Marion, F.
AU - Guiol, Julien
AU - Corre, Pierre
AU - Løes, Sigbjørn
AU - Lekven, Njål
AU - Laverick, Sean
AU - Gordon, Peter
AU - Tamme, Tiia
AU - Akermann, Stephanie
AU - Karagozoglu, K. Hakki
AU - Kommers, Sofie C.
AU - Forouzanfar, Tymour
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - Objective The aim of this study is to present and discuss the demographic characteristics and patterns of assault-related maxillofacial fractures as reported by a European multicenter prospective study. Study Design Demographic and injury data were recorded for each patient who was a victim of an assault. Results Assaults represented the most frequent etiology of maxillofacial trauma with an overall rate of 39% and the values ranging between 60.8% (Kiev, Ukraine) and 15.4% (Bergen, Norway). The most frequent mechanisms of assault-related maxillofacial fractures were fists in 730 cases, followed by kicks and fists. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible (814 fractures), followed by orbito-zygomatic-maxillary complex fractures and orbital fractures. Conclusions Our data confirmed the strong possibility that patients with maxillofacial fractures may be victims of physical aggression. The crucial role of alcohol in assault-related fractures was also confirmed by our study.
AB - Objective The aim of this study is to present and discuss the demographic characteristics and patterns of assault-related maxillofacial fractures as reported by a European multicenter prospective study. Study Design Demographic and injury data were recorded for each patient who was a victim of an assault. Results Assaults represented the most frequent etiology of maxillofacial trauma with an overall rate of 39% and the values ranging between 60.8% (Kiev, Ukraine) and 15.4% (Bergen, Norway). The most frequent mechanisms of assault-related maxillofacial fractures were fists in 730 cases, followed by kicks and fists. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible (814 fractures), followed by orbito-zygomatic-maxillary complex fractures and orbital fractures. Conclusions Our data confirmed the strong possibility that patients with maxillofacial fractures may be victims of physical aggression. The crucial role of alcohol in assault-related fractures was also confirmed by our study.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84924293086
U2 - 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.12.004
DO - 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.12.004
M3 - Article
SN - 2212-4403
VL - 119
SP - 385
EP - 391
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 4
ER -