title: [Fractures of the facial skeleton].
abstract: In 1979-1988 at the Stomatological Clinic in Plzen 522 injuries of the maxillofacial area were treated, 79.9% men and 20.1% women. The highest frequency of injuries was recorded in August and September. 32.4% of the casualties were people in the thirds decade of life. Fractures of the lower jaw were more frequent than fractures in the middle third of the face (1.9:1). Multiple injuries were diagnosed in 27.8% patients. As compared with the period of 1960-1964, there was an increase of criminal injuries and a marked decline of occupational injuries. Traffic injuries remain the most frequent cause of injuries of the facial skeleton, closely followed by criminal injuries.
authors.affiliation: Stomatologická klinika lékarské fakulty UK, Plzen.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sípková
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Zlomeniny oblicejového skeletu.