Assessment of Oro-Maxillofacial Trauma According to Gender, Age, Cause and Type of the Injury.
OBJECTIVE
The occurrence and causes of maxillofacial trauma varies in different regions of the world. The aim of this study was to identify the occurrence, types and causes of maxillofacial injuries according to the age and gender differences in patients treated at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Center Osijek, between January 2011 and December 2013.


METHODS
A total of 64 patients, 41 males (64.1%) and 23 females (35.9%), aged from 18 to 86 years (mean age 42) participated in the study. Data collected and analyzed included gender, age, cause of injury and the type of maxillofacial injuries.


RESULTS
The most common cause of injuries in both gender groups was falling down (39% males; 65% females). The second leading cause of injuries in males was interpersonal violence (29%) and in females traffic accident (26%) (p<0.05). The most common type of injury in both gender groups was bone injury (50%; in males zygomatic bones 55%, in females mandible 40%) (p>0.05). The most common causes of injuries in the youngest patients was violence (43%), and in others fall (50-70%; p<0.05). The most common reported type of injury in all age groups was bone injury (more than 50%; p>0.05). The majority of the falls and violence caused bone tissue injuries, and soft tissue and dentalveolar injuries were detected in traffic and sports accidents (p>0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Falling down was the most common cause of oro-maxillofacial injuries in both men and women and in all three age groups. The leading type of injury was bone injury. The data obtained from this study provide important information for future prevention from injuries.
Faculty of Medicine, University Josip Juraj Strossmayer Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Stjepan
S
Siber
Faculty of Medicine, University Josip Juraj Strossmayer Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Marko
M
Matijević
Faculty of Medicine, University Josip Juraj Strossmayer Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Miroslav
M
Sikora
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Center Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, University Josip Juraj Strossmayer Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Dinko
D
Leović
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Center Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, University Josip Juraj Strossmayer Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Ivan
I
Mumlek
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, University of Zagreb, School of Dental Medicine, Gundulićeva 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Darko
D
Macan
bone injury; dento-alveolar injury; maxillofacial trauma; soft-tissue injury
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