TY - JOUR
T1 - European Maxillofacial Trauma (EURMAT) in children
T2 - A multicenter and prospective study
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 - Grimaud, Fanny
AU - Fauvel, Fabien
AU - Longis, Julie
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 - Meijer, Brigitte
AU - Forouzanfar, Tymour
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - Objective The aim of this study is to present and discuss the results of a European multicentre prospective study about pediatric maxillofacial trauma epidemiology during a year. Study Design The following data were recorded: gender, age, etiology, site of fracture, date of injury. Of the 3396 patients with maxillofacial fractures admitted within the study period, 114 (3.3%) were children aged 15 years and younger, with a male/female ratio of 2.6:1. Mean age was 10.9 years. Most patients (63%) were aged 11-15 years. Results The most frequent cause of injury was fall (36 patients). Sport injuries and assaults were almost limited to the oldest group, whereas falls were more uniformly distributed in the 3 groups. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible with 47 fractures. In particular, 18 condylar fractures were recorded, followed by 12 body fractures. Conclusions Falls can be acknowledged as the most important cause of facial trauma during the first years of life. The high incidence of sport accidents after 10 years may be a reason to increase the use of mouthguards and other protective equipment. Finally, the mandible (and in particular the condyle) was confirmed as the most frequent fracture site.
AB - Objective The aim of this study is to present and discuss the results of a European multicentre prospective study about pediatric maxillofacial trauma epidemiology during a year. Study Design The following data were recorded: gender, age, etiology, site of fracture, date of injury. Of the 3396 patients with maxillofacial fractures admitted within the study period, 114 (3.3%) were children aged 15 years and younger, with a male/female ratio of 2.6:1. Mean age was 10.9 years. Most patients (63%) were aged 11-15 years. Results The most frequent cause of injury was fall (36 patients). Sport injuries and assaults were almost limited to the oldest group, whereas falls were more uniformly distributed in the 3 groups. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible with 47 fractures. In particular, 18 condylar fractures were recorded, followed by 12 body fractures. Conclusions Falls can be acknowledged as the most important cause of facial trauma during the first years of life. The high incidence of sport accidents after 10 years may be a reason to increase the use of mouthguards and other protective equipment. Finally, the mandible (and in particular the condyle) was confirmed as the most frequent fracture site.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84952870599
U2 - 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.12.012
DO - 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.12.012
M3 - Article
SN - 2212-4403
VL - 119
SP - 499
EP - 504
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 5
ER -