title: One hundred and ten sports related facial fractures.
abstract: In a 1 year period (1993) 332 facial fractures were treated in Cork Regional Hospital. Of these 110 (33%) were sports related. Males accounted for 94.5% of patients and 77% of patients were aged below 30 years. Nasal fractures were the most common fractures seen (56%). Almost half (49%) of sports related facial fractures occurred while playing Gaelic games. The incidence of hurling fractures has been more than halved over the last 20 years. Seventy eight percent of patients required operative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Regional Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Jawad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D012737:Sex Factors; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology