title: Concomitant injuries in 531 patients with maxillofacial fractures.
abstract: A ten-year review of five hundred and thirty one patients with facial fractures who sustained six hundred and forty eight associated injuries was presented. The male to female ratio was 2.7:1 and the highest incidence was in the 21-30 years age group. Road traffic accident was the commonest aetiology while the most frequently associated injury was soft tissue lacerations (71.0%). Neurological injuries constituted 9.9% of the total number of concomitant injuries. Other associated injuries seen were orthopaedic injuries 9.5%, ophthalmologic injuries 6.6%, chest injuries 1.9%, abdominal injuries 0.6% and urological injuries 0.5%. It is mandatory that the surgical team should be organised in the treatment of patients with concomitant injuries coexisting with maxillofacial fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Fasola
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Obiechina
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Arotiba
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data