title: Rare etiological factor of maxillofacial injury: Case series seen and managed in a tertiary referral centre.
abstract: Entanglement injury from local milling/grinding machine with a conveyor belt is a rare etiology of maxillofacial injuries. While there is abundant literature on industrial cause of trauma, entanglement injury as a mechanism has not been reported in the literature. We present two cases of maxillofacial injury secondary to entanglement of the loose apparel into the conveyor belt of the local grinding machine. The community should be aware of this rare cause of trauma, and adequate protection of children using these facilities should be enforced. One of such measure is to provide physical barriers to guard against these machines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Ramat Oyebunmi
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Braimah
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Adebayo Aremu
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ibikunle
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria; Department of Surgery, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Abdurrazaq Olanrewaju
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Taiwo
keywords: Conveyor belt; entanglement; local grinding machine; loose apparel; maxillofacial injury