Characteristics of orbital wall fractures in preschool and school-aged children
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
;
(4): 32-37, 2017.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-648368
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to evaluate the injury patterns in pediatric patients with an orbital wall fracture (OWF) and to identify the differences in injury patterns between preschool and school-aged patients with OWF who presented to the emergency department.METHODS:
We performed a retrospective observational study in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital between January 2004 and March 2014. A total of 177 pediatric patients (7 years) pediatric groups.RESULTS:
The inferior wall was the most common fracture site in both the preschool and school-aged pediatric groups (50.0% vs. 64.4%, P=0.15). The male-to-female ratio and the mechanism of injury showed significant differences between the two age groups. Violence was the most common mechanism of injury in the school-aged pediatric group (49.3%), whereas falls from a height caused OWF in approximately half of the patients in the preschool pediatric group (42.9%). Concomitant injuries and facial fractures had a tendency to occur more frequently in the school-aged pediatric group.CONCLUSION:
Significant differences according to the sex and mechanisms of injury were identified in preschool and school-aged pediatric patients with OWF.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Orbit
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Orbital Fractures
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Violence
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Accidental Falls
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Retrospective Studies
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Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Facial Bones
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Facial Injuries
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Tertiary Care Centers
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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