OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to present and discuss the demographic characteristics and patterns of assault-related maxillofacial fractures as reported by a European multicenter prospective study. STUDY DESIGN: Demographic and injury data were recorded for each patient who was a victim of an assault. RESULTS: Assaults represented the most frequent etiology of maxillofacial trauma with an overall rate of 39% and the values ranging between 60.8% (Kiev, Ukraine) and 15.4% (Bergen, Norway). The most frequent mechanisms of assault-related maxillofacial fractures were fists in 730 cases, followed by kicks and fists. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible (814 fractures), followed by orbito-zygomatic-maxillary complex fractures and orbital fractures. CONCLUSIONS: Our data confirmed the strong possibility that patients with maxillofacial fractures may be victims of physical aggression. The crucial role of alcohol in assault-related fractures was also confirmed by our study.

Assault-related maxillofacial injuries: the results from the European Maxillofacial Trauma (EURMAT) multicenter and prospective collaboration

ZAVATTERO, EMANUELE;
2014-01-01

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to present and discuss the demographic characteristics and patterns of assault-related maxillofacial fractures as reported by a European multicenter prospective study. STUDY DESIGN: Demographic and injury data were recorded for each patient who was a victim of an assault. RESULTS: Assaults represented the most frequent etiology of maxillofacial trauma with an overall rate of 39% and the values ranging between 60.8% (Kiev, Ukraine) and 15.4% (Bergen, Norway). The most frequent mechanisms of assault-related maxillofacial fractures were fists in 730 cases, followed by kicks and fists. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible (814 fractures), followed by orbito-zygomatic-maxillary complex fractures and orbital fractures. CONCLUSIONS: Our data confirmed the strong possibility that patients with maxillofacial fractures may be victims of physical aggression. The crucial role of alcohol in assault-related fractures was also confirmed by our study.
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Boffano P; Roccia F; Zavattero E; Dediol E; Uglešić V; Kovačič Ž; Vesnaver A; Konstantinović VS; Petrović M; Stephens J; Kanzaria A; Bhatti N; Holmes S; Pechalova PF; Bakardjiev AG; Malanchuk VA; Kopchak AV; Galteland P; Mjøen E; Skjelbred P; Bertin H; Marion F; Guiol J; Corre P; Løes S; Lekven N; Laverick S; Gordon P; Tamme T; Akermann S; Karagozoglu KH; Kommers SC; Forouzanfar T.
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