title: Sports-related facial fractures: a review of 137 patients.
abstract: One hundred and thirty-seven patients with sports-related facial fractures were reviewed. These made up 16.3% of 839 patients with facial fractures seen at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, between June 1989 and June 1992. Males made up 93.4% of patients and 89.1% were aged below 35 years. There was an intent to injure in 11%. Australian Rules football was the causative sport in 52.6%, all the injuries being the result of human contact. Orbitozygomatic fractures were the most frequently observed overall (62%) as well as in Australian Football (58.3%). Cricket contributed to 14.6%, the ball being the agent of injury in all but one of the patients. Horse-riding injuries were the most severe. 89.1% of the patients required surgery and hospital stays ranged from 0 to 18 days with an average stay of 4.7 days. Sports activities, although a significant source of enjoyment, are a significant cause of facial fractures with their attendant morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Australian Craniofacial Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Trott
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013021:South Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology