Maxillofacial and associated fractures of the skeleton - a study

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the incidence of associated skeleton fractures with maxillofacial fractures and to list age gender and bone involved with poly trauma patients. The study is first of its kind in the region and will help to develop a better poly trauma management team. A Descriptive study was carried out in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Pakistan for a period of one year i.e., from 20[th] June 2009 to 19[th] June 2010. All the patients presenting with maxillofacial injures and associated fractures of the skeleton were included in this study. Age, gender distribution, aetiology, associated injuries and treatment modalities undertaken in these patients were recorded. A total of 505 patients reported to oral and maxillofacial surgery unit of Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, and amongst them 54 [10.6%] had associated fractures of the rest of the skeleton of the body. The most commonly involved bone was mandible [67%] followed by zygomatic complex fratures i.e. 15% in these patients. 50% of the fractures resulted because of Road Traffic Accidents. Upper limb fractures were the most common bone fractures associated with maxillofacial trauma i.e., 53.25% of the cases