ABSTRACT
There were 1,819 cases of facial fracture from blunt object injury treated by the Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, during the period January 1, 1983 to December 31, 1988. The male-to-female ratio was 3.5:1. The ages of the patients ranged from 2 to 93 years, with the most frequent range encountered being between 21 and 30 years (44.5%). The most common was traffic accidents (54.1%), followed by physical assault, sports, occupational and self-inflicted injury among others. There were 1,749 new cases and 70 cases referred by other hospitals. The facial fractures were classified into five groups: 1. Nasal fracture (30.0%), 2. Mandibular fracture (26.5%), 3. Zygomatic fracture (24.2%), 4. Maxillary fracture (15.7%), 5. Frontal fracture (3.6%).
ABSTRACT
The effect of intermaxillary fixation on patients’ nutritional status was studied by observing weight reduction after the procedure. From 1985 to May 1986, fifty jaw-fractured patients were treated by this method and have complete body weight records. The average weight of the patients before fixation was 49.99 kgs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks after the operation, weight changed to 49.03, 48.82, 48.67 and 48.68 kgs respectively, and there was no statistical significance (P = 0.05).