Kotecha S, Scannell J, Monaghan A, Williams R W
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Diana Princess of Wales Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Jun;46(4):293-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.11.011. Epub 2008 Jan 4.
To examine the nature of maxillofacial injuries that presented to the Birmingham Children's Hospital according to aetiology, incidence and characteristics of patients.
The maxillofacial unit at Diana Princess of Wales Birmingham Children's Hospital serves a catchment area of 5.2 million. We examined all children who presented with maxillofacial trauma from 2002 to 2006. Details including characteristics of patients and aetiology and nature of injury, were entered prospectively into a database.
The total number of patients who presented was 1062. The ratio of boys to girls was 2:1. The main reason for attendance was a fall (70%). 149 (17%) patients presented after interpersonal violence. Soft tissue injuries accounted for 70% of injuries and 14% presented with a maxillofacial fracture.
Our data indicate that the range and mechanism of presenting injuries have not changed within the time frame. Despite public perception of increasing interpersonal violence, this was not reflected in our series of patients.
根据病因、发病率及患者特征，研究就诊于伯明翰儿童医院的儿童颌面部损伤的性质。
威尔士王妃戴安娜伯明翰儿童医院的颌面科服务区域覆盖520万人。我们对2002年至2006年间所有出现颌面部创伤的儿童进行了检查。包括患者特征、损伤病因及性质等详细信息被前瞻性地录入数据库。
就诊患者总数为1062例。男女比例为2:1。就诊的主要原因是跌倒（70%）。149例（17%）患者因人际暴力就诊。软组织损伤占损伤总数的70%，14%的患者出现颌面部骨折。
我们的数据表明，在该时间段内，就诊损伤的范围和机制没有变化。尽管公众感觉人际暴力在增加，但在我们的患者系列中并未体现。
