title: Maxillofacial injuries in a group of Brazilian subjects under 18 years of age.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to perform a clinical retrospective analysis of the etiology, incidence and treatment of selected oral and maxillofacial injuries in Brazilian children and adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was conducted during a 14-year period between 1986 and 2000. All patients were admitted to Hospital XV in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná. Age, gender, monthly distribution, etiology, soft injuries, associated injuries, site of fractures and methods of treatment were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the total of 350 patients of all ages treated for facial injuries, 29.42% were within the age range of the study (0 to 18 years). Mean age was 10.61. Of the patients, 63.1% were male. The most common cause of injury was accidental falls (37.87%), followed by bicycle and motorcycle accidents (21.36%). Of the 103 patients, 88.34% had single injuries. Mandibular fractures were the most common and the condylar region was particularly affected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Facial trauma is a relatively common occurrence in children. The study indicates that fractures in children and adolescents differ quite considerably from an adult population.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. rafaela_scariot@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Rafaela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scariot
authors.forename: Ingrid Araújo
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Luis Augusto
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Passeri
authors.forename: Nelson Luis Barbosa
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Rebellato
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007572:Jaw Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy