<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_abm-2018-0007_s_006_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c16b1Aa"><h3>Background</h3><p>Maxillofacial injury is a common injury in trauma patients. The incidence, associated injuries and causes have been never reported for King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (KCMH).</p></sec><sec id="j_abm-2018-0007_s_007_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c16b2Aa"><h3>Objectives</h3><p>To report the incidence, associated injuries, age groups, treatments, and behavioral risks in maxillofacial patients who were admitted to KCMH in the past decade.</p></sec><sec id="j_abm-2018-0007_s_008_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c16b3Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>We conducted a retrospective descriptive analysis of patients from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2015, to evaluate the age groups, causes, sites of facial bone fracture, associated injuries, treatments, and behavioral risks.</p></sec><sec id="j_abm-2018-0007_s_009_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c16b4Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>There were 1,275 patients (79% male and 21% female). The most common age group was 21–30 years (30.6%), followed by 11–20 years (19.5%) and 31–40 years (18.8%). The most common cause of injury was motorcycle accident (39.7%), and the most common associated injury was head injury (58%). The total number of fractures were 1,526, with the most common fracture site being the zygomaticomaxillary complex (38.6%), followed by mandible (21.8%) and nasal bone (17.8%). Most fractures were treated using open reduction and internal fixation with plates and screws.</p></sec><sec id="j_abm-2018-0007_s_010_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c16b5Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The main cause of maxillofacial injury is motorcycle accident even though the government launched a policy named “Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020” to reduce road traffic deaths. Thailand continues to need stronger law enforcement to reduce risky motorcycle driving behavior.</p></sec></abstract>

BackgroundMaxillofacial injury is a common injury in trauma patients. The incidence, associated injuries and causes have been never reported for King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (KCMH).ObjectivesTo report the incidence, associated injuries, age groups, treatments, and behavioral risks in maxillofacial patients who were admitted to KCMH in the past decade.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective descriptive analysis of patients from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2015, to evaluate the age groups, causes, sites of facial bone fracture, associated injuries, treatments, and behavioral risks.ResultsThere were 1,275 patients (79% male and 21% female). The most common age group was 21–30 years (30.6%), followed by 11–20 years (19.5%) and 31–40 years (18.8%). The most common cause of injury was motorcycle accident (39.7%), and the most common associated injury was head injury (58%). The total number of fractures were 1,526, with the most common fracture site being the zygomaticomaxillary complex (38.6%), followed by mandible (21.8%) and nasal bone (17.8%). Most fractures were treated using open reduction and internal fixation with plates and screws.ConclusionsThe main cause of maxillofacial injury is motorcycle accident even though the government launched a policy named “Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020” to reduce road traffic deaths. Thailand continues to need stronger law enforcement to reduce risky motorcycle driving behavior.

Incidence and etiology of maxillofacial trauma: a retrospective analysis of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in the past decade

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Asian Biomedicine

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BackgroundMaxillofacial injury is a common injury in trauma patients. The incidence, associated injuries and causes have been never reported for King...

Incidence and etiology of maxillofacial trauma: a retrospective analysis of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in the past decade

Article Category: Brief communication

Published Online: Mar 21, 2018

Page range: 353 - 358

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/abm-2018-0007

Keywords
epidemiology, etiology, incidence, maxillofacial fracture, maxillofacial injury, Thailand

© 2017 Pornthep Pungrasmi, Sahatad Haetanurak

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Incidence and etiology of maxillofacial trauma: a retrospective analysis of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in the past decade

Article Category: Brief communication

Published Online: Mar 21, 2018

Page range: 353 - 358

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/abm-2018-0007

Keywordsepidemiology, etiology, incidence, maxillofacial fracture, maxillofacial injury, Thailand

© 2017 Pornthep Pungrasmi, Sahatad Haetanurak

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
epidemiology, etiology, incidence, maxillofacial fracture, maxillofacial injury, Thailand