Maxillofacial trauma in Tamil Nadu children and adolescents: A retrospective study
Aim: The aim of this retrospective study is to describe the incidence, aetiology, complexity and surgical indications of maxillofacial injuries in children and adolescents population of Tamil Nadu state of india during period of 4 years. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review was conducted am...
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| author | Ramraj Jayabalan Arvind Ramesh Narendar Palanisamy Dinesh Kumar Sivasubramaniam Venkataraman Subramanium Gokulanathan |
| author_facet | Ramraj Jayabalan Arvind Ramesh Narendar Palanisamy Dinesh Kumar Sivasubramaniam Venkataraman Subramanium Gokulanathan |
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| description | Aim: The aim of this retrospective study is to describe the incidence, aetiology, complexity and surgical indications of maxillofacial injuries in children and adolescents population of Tamil Nadu state of india during period of 4 years. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review was conducted among 500 children and adolescents patients of age group 6 years to 16 years suffered or suffering with maxillofacial and skull fractures presenting to ten Level I trauma centers over a 4 year period.The data collected for this study included age, gender, etiology, associated maxillofacial trauma, anatomic site of fracture and treatment. Results and Conclusion: In our study the most common cause of trauma was traffic 35%, followed by falls 24% and sports 22%. Mandible was commenest bone prone to fracture, followed by maxilla and nasal bone. Mandible fractures accounted for 72% of all maxillofacial fractures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-979180598ffc4318be12a1088a447f1e2022-12-21T20:35:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences0975-74060976-48792013-01-0155333510.4103/0975-7406.113290Maxillofacial trauma in Tamil Nadu children and adolescents: A retrospective studyRamraj Jayabalan ArvindRamesh NarendarPalanisamy Dinesh KumarSivasubramaniam VenkataramanSubramanium GokulanathanAim: The aim of this retrospective study is to describe the incidence, aetiology, complexity and surgical indications of maxillofacial injuries in children and adolescents population of Tamil Nadu state of india during period of 4 years. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review was conducted among 500 children and adolescents patients of age group 6 years to 16 years suffered or suffering with maxillofacial and skull fractures presenting to ten Level I trauma centers over a 4 year period.The data collected for this study included age, gender, etiology, associated maxillofacial trauma, anatomic site of fracture and treatment. Results and Conclusion: In our study the most common cause of trauma was traffic 35%, followed by falls 24% and sports 22%. Mandible was commenest bone prone to fracture, followed by maxilla and nasal bone. Mandible fractures accounted for 72% of all maxillofacial fractures.http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2013;volume=5;issue=5;spage=33;epage=35;aulast=ArvindMaxillofacialpaediatric injuriestrauma |
| spellingShingle | Ramraj Jayabalan Arvind Ramesh Narendar Palanisamy Dinesh Kumar Sivasubramaniam Venkataraman Subramanium Gokulanathan Maxillofacial trauma in Tamil Nadu children and adolescents: A retrospective study Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences Maxillofacial paediatric injuries trauma |
| title | Maxillofacial trauma in Tamil Nadu children and adolescents: A retrospective study |
| title_full | Maxillofacial trauma in Tamil Nadu children and adolescents: A retrospective study |
| title_fullStr | Maxillofacial trauma in Tamil Nadu children and adolescents: A retrospective study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maxillofacial trauma in Tamil Nadu children and adolescents: A retrospective study |
| title_short | Maxillofacial trauma in Tamil Nadu children and adolescents: A retrospective study |
| title_sort | maxillofacial trauma in tamil nadu children and adolescents a retrospective study |
| topic | Maxillofacial paediatric injuries trauma |
| url | http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2013;volume=5;issue=5;spage=33;epage=35;aulast=Arvind |
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