Paolo Boffano1, Fabio Roccia2, Emanuele Zavattero2, Emil Dediol3, Vedran Uglešić3, Žiga Kovačič4, Aleš Vesnaver4, Vitomir S Konstantinović5, Milan Petrović5, Jonny Stephens6, Amar Kanzaria6, Nabeel Bhatti6, Simon Holmes6, Petia F Pechalova7, Angel G Bakardjiev7, Vladislav A Malanchuk8, Andrey V Kopchak8, Pål Galteland9, Even Mjøen9, Per Skjelbred9, Helios Bertin10, F Marion10, Julien Guiol10, Pierre Corre10, Sigbjørn Løes11, Njål Lekven11, Sean Laverick12, Peter Gordon12, Tiia Tamme13, Stephanie Akermann13, K Hakki Karagozoglu14, Sofie C Kommers14, Tymour Forouzanfar14. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology, VU University Medical Center and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: Paolo.boffano@gmail.com. 2. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. 3. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia. 4. Maxilofacial department, UKC Ljubljana, Slovenia. 5. Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia. 6. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS, London, UK. 7. Department of maxillo-facial surgery, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 8. Department for Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine. 9. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. 10. Service de Stomatologie et Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale, Chu de Nantes, France. 11. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. 12. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NHS Tayside, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK. 13. Department of Maxillofacial surgery, Stomatology Clinic, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia. 14. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology, VU University Medical Center and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to present and discuss the demographic characteristics and patterns of assault-related maxillofacial fractures as reported by a European multicenter prospective study. STUDY DESIGN: Demographic and injury data were recorded for each patient who was a victim of an assault. RESULTS: Assaults represented the most frequent etiology of maxillofacial trauma with an overall rate of 39% and the values ranging between 60.8% (Kiev, Ukraine) and 15.4% (Bergen, Norway). The most frequent mechanisms of assault-related maxillofacial fractures were fists in 730 cases, followed by kicks and fists. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible (814 fractures), followed by orbito-zygomatic-maxillary complex fractures and orbital fractures. CONCLUSIONS: Our data confirmed the strong possibility that patients with maxillofacial fractures may be victims of physical aggression. The crucial role of alcohol in assault-related fractures was also confirmed by our study.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to present and discuss the demographic characteristics and patterns of assault-related maxillofacial fractures as reported by a European multicenter prospective study. STUDY DESIGN: Demographic and injury data were recorded for each patient who was a victim of an assault. RESULTS: Assaults represented the most frequent etiology of maxillofacial trauma with an overall rate of 39% and the values ranging between 60.8% (Kiev, Ukraine) and 15.4% (Bergen, Norway). The most frequent mechanisms of assault-related maxillofacial fractures were fists in 730 cases, followed by kicks and fists. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible (814 fractures), followed by orbito-zygomatic-maxillary complex fractures and orbital fractures. CONCLUSIONS: Our data confirmed the strong possibility that patients with maxillofacial fractures may be victims of physical aggression. The crucial role of alcohol in assault-related fractures was also confirmed by our study.
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Authors: Guillaume Giran; Arnaud Paré; Benjamin Croisé; Carine Koudougou; Jacques Marie Mercier; Boris Laure; Pierre Corre; Hélios Bertin Journal: PLoS One Date: 2019-08-15 Impact factor: 3.240