title: [Maxillofacial fractures in children].
abstract: With regard to aetiology, location and therapy, fractures of the facial skeleton in childhood occupy a special position due to the anatomico-morphologic pecularities of the infantile skull. To verify this statement, the author analysed the medical records of 58 patients with fractures of the facial skeleton, having an age range from 1 to 14 years. The fracture incidence was 9.3% as related to the total number of fractures of the facial skeleton. Traffic accidents (41%) were the main cause of these injuries. Clinical and radiographic follow-up examinations of 37 patients (after an average period of 5 years) revealed: jaw or tooth anomalies in 56.7%, anomalous radiographic findings concerning the condyloid process in 14.7%, and anomalous radiographic findings concerning the teeth in the former fracture line in 27%. Conclusions are drawn from these results as to therapeutical management.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000293:injuries
vernacular_title: Gesichtsschädelfrakturen im Kindesalter