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- Title
Maxillofacial Trauma and Alcohol Abuse: A Descriptive Cross Sectional Study.
- Authors
Devakumari, S.; Vijhayapriya, T.; Biradar, Nandini; Amudha, P.; Dinesh, D. S.; Devameena, S.
- Abstract
Background: To assess the relationship of alcohol abuse in maxillofacial trauma in a tertiary care hospital, Puducherry, South India. Materials and Method: A descriptive cross sectional study was done by retrieving the patient's inpatient and operative records from the year 2011 to 2018. The parameters that were assessed includes association of the alcohol during injury, etiology, demographic data and the type of fracture. Conclusion: The descriptive analysis of the facial fractures in Puducherry, INDIA provides an insight in to type of facial fractures and their etiology recorded in patients with alcohol abuse during injury. These kinds of studies in the particular geographical region are important in developing prevention strategies.
- Subjects
INDIA; INJURY complications; ALCOHOLISM; ACQUISITION of data methodology; RESEARCH methodology; CROSS-sectional method; ZYGOMA; MANDIBULAR fractures; TERTIARY care; FACIAL bones injuries; MEDICAL records; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Medico-Legal Update, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 1, p871
- ISSN
0971-720X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/mlu.v21i1.2427