Gassner R, Tuli T, Emshoff R, Waldhart E
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1999 Jun;28(3):188-91.
The popularity of bicycling is reflected in the number of cycling-related oral and maxillofacial injuries. Five hundred and sixty-two injured bicyclists (10.3% of all trauma patients) were registered at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Austria, between 1991 and 1996, accounting for 31% of all sports-related accidents and 48.4% of all traffic accidents. A review of the patient records revealed more severe injury profiles in sixty mountainbikers, with 55% facial bone fractures, 22% dentoalveolar trauma and 23% soft tissue injuries, compared to 502 street cyclists showing 50.8% dentoalveolar trauma, 34.5% facial bone fractures and 14% soft tissue lesions. The dominant fracture site in bicyclists was the zygoma (30.8%), whereas mountainbikers sustained an impressive 15.2% LeFort I, II and III fractures. Condyle fractures were more common in bicyclists, with 18.8% compared to 10.8% in mountainbikers. Reduction of facial injuries due to cycling-related accidents needs appropriate design of helmets with faceguards and compulsory helmet use for all cyclists, and particularly mountainbikers.
骑自行车的普及程度体现在与骑行相关的口腔颌面部损伤数量上。1991年至1996年间,奥地利因斯布鲁克大学口腔颌面外科登记了562名受伤的骑自行车者(占所有创伤患者的10.3%),占所有与运动相关事故的31%,以及所有交通事故的48.4%。对患者记录的回顾显示,60名山地自行车骑行者的损伤情况更为严重,其中55%为面部骨折,22%为牙牙槽创伤,23%为软组织损伤;相比之下,502名街道自行车骑行者中,50.8%为牙牙槽创伤,34.5%为面部骨折,14%为软组织损伤。骑自行车者中主要的骨折部位是颧骨(30.8%),而山地自行车骑行者中LeFort I、II和III型骨折的比例高达15.2%。髁突骨折在骑自行车者中更为常见,占18.8%,而山地自行车骑行者中为10.8%。减少与骑行相关事故导致的面部损伤需要设计带有面罩的合适头盔,并强制所有骑行者,尤其是山地自行车骑行者佩戴头盔。