introduction: the main purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of ophthalmic injuries associated with mid-facial fractures in patients admitted to shahid beheshti university hospital in babol, iran, from 2002 to 2012. materials and methods: a cross-sectional, retrospective study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of ophthalmic injuries associated with mid-facial fractures i...

conclusions higher age of cyclists and increasing speed of the accident opponent significantly increase the likelihood of sustaining facial fractures. the use of bicycle helmets does not significantly reduce the incidence of mid-facial fractures, while being correlated with an even increased incidence of mandibular fractures. background the effectiveness of bicycle safety helmets in preventing ...

conclusions saddle nose reconstruction with bone graft in multiple facial fracture patients is a predictable method if surgical accesses to the region are carefully designed, considering the accompanying fractures. results there were 11 patients treated using this method. the male-to-female ratio was 7:5. one miniscrew with the lag technique was the preferred method for the fixation of the dors...

BACKGROUND Patients with panfacial fractures comprise a small portion of the overall facial fracture patient population. Because of the forces necessary to cause panfacial injury, these patients often have other concomitant injuries. The timing of operative facial fracture management remains controversial. METHODS A 3-year review of all patients with facial fractures was conducted at Duke Uni...

BACKGROUND Pediatric trauma involving the bones of the face is associated with severe injury and disability. Although much is known about the epidemiology of facial fractures in adults, little is known about national injury patterns and outcomes in children in the US. STUDY DESIGN The epidemiology of facial injuries in children and adolescents (ages 0 to 18 years) was described using the Nati...

Background and Purpose Sphenoid bone fractures and sphenoid sinus fractures have a high morbidity due to its association with high-energy trauma. The purpose of this study is to describe individuals with traumatic injuries from different mechanisms and attempt to determine if there is any relationship between various isolated or combined fractures of facial skeleton and sphenoid bone and spheno...

Facial bone fractures account for a sizeable proportion of the cases treated by maxillo-facial and oral surgery units in South Africa. In this study, clinical records of all facial bone fractures among black, coloured, Asian, and ie/. '<• patients treated in the Department o f Maxilla-Facial am Oral Surgery in the Johannesburg group o f teaching hospitals over a six-month period, were recorded ...

BACKGROUND The relationship between facial fractures and traumatic brain injury is controversial. Some studies show an increased risk of brain injury with the presence of facial fractures while others claim that facial fractures protect against brain injury. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between facial fractures and traumatic brain injuries. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Subje...

AIMS Both children and adults are subject to similar types of injuries but fractures of facial bones in children are relatively uncommon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of facial bone fractures among children of <12 years, their management and outcome in an Indian city. MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective study included children of <12 years of age with facial bone...