TY - JOUR
T1 - Motor vehicle accidents–related maxillofacial injuries
T2 - a multicentre and prospective study
AU - Ruslin, Muhammad
AU - Brucoli, Matteo
AU - Boffano, Paolo
AU - Benech, Arnaldo
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 - 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 - de Visscher, Jan G.
AU - Forouzanfar, Tymour
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
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 - 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.12.009
DO - 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.12.009
M3 - Article
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 -