title: [Skating fun and fractures of the maxillofacial bones].
abstract: Skating is a favourite sport in the Netherlands. Injury data on skating were collected from the emergency departments of 6 hospitals in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands during the Eleven Cities ice skating marathon over 200 kilometers in January 1997, with 16,688 participants. Among a total of 55 fractures, the maxillofacial skeleton had a relative high fracture frequency (n = 7; 13%), especially the zygomatic complex (n = 6); one patient had a mandibular fracture. An innocent-looking black eye, unilateral numbness of the upper lip and malocclusion following a skating accident merit full medical attention.
authors.affiliation: Afd. Chirurgie, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: van der Wal
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Zijlstra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012861:Skating / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000628:therapy*