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- Title
Distribution and Etiology of Facial Fractures in Patients Admitted by the Oral and Maxillofacial Specialty at an Emergency Hospital in Recife.
- Authors
Araújo Esposito, César; Dias de Freitas, Raphael Fernando; de Andrade da Costa e Silva Santiago, Adriana Paula
- Abstract
Among the traumas, those that affect the oral and maxillofacial region stand out considerably, due to their high complexity and the fact that they affect a bodily region with great physiological, aesthetic and social importance. This study aimed to characterize the facial traumas that generate fractures, specifying their distribution and etiology, in patients who were hospitalized. For this, a cross-sectional study was carried out on secondary data, in which 407 medical records of patients hospitalized by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service of the public network at Hospital da Restauração Governador Paulo Guerra - HR, in the city of Recife-Pernambuco, were collected, from which 130 medical records were selected whose reason for admission into the hospital was trauma to the bones of the face, hospitalized in the period between January 1st and December 31st, 2021, representing the sample of this study. The results regarding the distribution of fractures showed that the mandible was the most affected bone (66% of the cases), followed by the maxilla with 35%, the zygoma with 29%, the orbit with 15% and the bones of the nose in 12%. As for the etiology, car accident was responsible for the highest frequency of fractures with 29%, followed by physical aggression, with 22%, Firearm Projectile (16%), falls (16%), others (10%). It can be concluded that, in the period studied, the mandible was the most affected bone by fractures and traffic accidents were the main causes of facial fractures requiring hospitalization, and men being five times more affected than women.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; MANDIBLE injuries; ZYGOMATIC fractures; FACIAL injuries; WOUNDS &; injuries; RISK assessment; CROSS-sectional method; MEDICAL specialties &; specialists; TRAFFIC accidents; SCIENTIFIC observation; EYE-socket fractures; HOSPITAL care; HOSPITAL emergency services; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; AGGRESSION (Psychology); SKULL fractures; MAXILLA; ACCIDENTAL falls; DISEASE risk factors; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Journal of Health Sciences (2447-8938), 2023, Vol 25, Issue 4, p227
- ISSN
2447-8938
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17921/2447-8938.2023v25n4p227-231