J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.
2001 Jan;23(1):40-47.
CLINICAL STUDY ON FACIAL BONE FRACTURES
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University.
Abstract
- To investigate epidermiologic trend in maxillofacial fractures, We retrospectively studied 934 patients with maxillofacial fractures between 1981~1987 and 1995~1999. The results were compared in the previous group (Group A, patients treated between 1981~1987) with those in the recent group (Group B, 1995~1999). Also, we studied 516 patient between 1995~1999 for occupation, associated injuries, treatment and complications. The sex ratio of men to women decreased (5.6 : 1 in Group A vs. 3.5 : 1 in Group B), and the largest age group was 20 to 29 years. There was the highest incidence in September and Fall. The most frequent cause of maxillofacial fracture in both Group A and B was traffic accidents. The distribution of fracture site did not change appreciably, but the frequency of midfacial fracture increased. In the recent group, the largest occupational group was salaried men, and the largest associated injuries of maxillofacial fracture was head and neck injury. Open reduction was used in 91% of the cases, and post-operation complications were infection, neurologic problem, malocclusion, and mouth opening limitation etc. Our results suggest that the clinical features of patients with maxillofacial fractures have changed during the past decade.
