Kumaraswamy S V, Madan Nanjappa, Keerthi R, Singh Deora Shakti
Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, V S Dental College Hospital, Bangalore, India.
J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2009 Jun;8(2):150-3. doi: 10.1007/s12663-009-0037-4. Epub 2009 Aug 11.
Fractures of the facial skeleton in children are less frequent. This clinical retrospective study of 5 year was conducted on 95 patients aged less than 16 years who sustained maxillofacial injuries during the period 2003 to 2008. Age, sex, etiology incidence and type of fracture were studied. The ratio of boys to girls was 1.9:1. The 7-12 year age group was commonly involved and the highest incidence was at age of ten years. Falls were the most common cause of injury accounting for 41%, followed by road traffic accidents (30%). Sports related injuries, assault and child abuse were also the causes of injury in children. Dentoalveolar injuries were found to be highest incidence with 42.1% followed by mandibular fractures. The soft tissue injuries were associated the pediatric maxillofacial trauma were found to be 34.7% of all cases.
儿童面部骨骼骨折较为少见。本临床回顾性研究历时5年,对2003年至2008年期间95例16岁以下颌面部受伤的患者进行了研究。研究了年龄、性别、病因发生率和骨折类型。男孩与女孩的比例为1.9:1。7至12岁年龄组最常受累,最高发病率出现在10岁。跌倒为最常见的受伤原因,占41%,其次是道路交通事故(30%)。与运动相关的损伤、袭击和虐待儿童也是儿童受伤的原因。发现牙槽损伤发病率最高,为42.1%,其次是下颌骨骨折。发现小儿颌面部创伤相关的软组织损伤占所有病例的34.7%。