Maxillofacial fractures related to work accidents.
Work-related maxillofacial fractures were studied retrospectively over a six-year period. There were 98 cases accounting for 4.5% of all facial bone fractures treated in our hospital between 1981 and 1986. Of the patients, 89.8% were male. The mean age of the injured was 36.4 years. The incidence of work-related maxillofacial fractures was 0.37 per 1000 workers. Most of the injuries (66%) occurred in factories and construction work. Such work was associated with an to 15 times higher risk of maxillofacial fracture than service and office work. Of the fractures, 20.4% were sustained on the way to or coming from work. At the place of work, the commonest causes of injury were blows from objects or falls from a height (70%). On the way to or coming from work, the aetiological factor was most often a traffic accident. Assault and battery had caused facial bone fractures in 11.2% of cases. Fifty-five patients with midface and 45 patients with mandibular fractures were found, of these, 8 patients had bimaxillary fractures. In 6 cases, only dentoalveolar fractures were found. Of the patients, 55.1% were treated operatively. Sixty-six patients were hospitalized, the mean length of hospital stay being 3.2 days (range 1-12 days).
Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Surgical Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007572:Jaw Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy