Patterns of paediatric facial fractures in a hospital of São Paulo, Brazil: A retrospective study of 3 years

Abstract The objective of this study is to analyze patterns of facial fractures in children treated at the Service of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Vila Penteado General Hospital (HGVP), in São Paulo, Brazil, in a period of 3 years. Between May 2008 and April 2011 the authors reviewed 110 re...

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Published in:Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery 2013-04, Vol.41 (3), p.226-229
Main Authors: Nardis, Amanda da Costa, Costa, Sabrina Araújo Pinho, Silva, Rogério Almeida da, Kaba, Shajadi Carlos Pardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
Age Distribution
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Bicycling - injuries
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Dentistry
Epidemiology
Facial Bones - injuries
Facial fracture
Female
Fracture Fixation - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
Mandibular Fractures - epidemiology
Nasal Bone - injuries
Paediatric trauma
Retrospective Studies
Seasons
Sex Distribution
Skull Fractures - epidemiology
Surgery
Tooth Fractures - epidemiology
Violence - statistics & numerical data
Zygomatic Fractures - epidemiology
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Summary:Abstract The objective of this study is to analyze patterns of facial fractures in children treated at the Service of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Vila Penteado General Hospital (HGVP), in São Paulo, Brazil, in a period of 3 years. Between May 2008 and April 2011 the authors reviewed 110 records of patients under 12 years old with facial fractures. The following parameters were evaluated: age and sex distribution, aetiology of trauma, incidence and type of fractures, monthly distribution and treatment modality. Male-to-female ratio was 1.8:1, and the mean age was 8.13. The majority of the involved patients were aged between 6 and 12 years. The most prevalent cause was fall (58%) and nasal fractures were the most common type of fracture (69%). Monthly distribution was similar in all seasons. Of 110 patients, 69 (62%) were treated conservatively. The incidence of facial fractures in the area of study is high. The high incidence of nasal fractures should be a warning to maxillofacial surgeons, so that they are not overlooked. Safety programs should be installed in Brazil to increase public awareness and to decrease morbidity resulting from paediatric trauma.
ISSN:1010-5182
1878-4119
DOI:10.1016/j.jcms.2012.09.005