Facial middle third fractures. Experience at Dos de Mayo National Hospital, 1999 - 2009
Facial middle third fractures resulting from severe trauma are frequent pathology attended by Surgery Head, Neck and Maxillofacial specialists; to determine its characteristics is important for treatment. Objectives: To determine the presentation of facial middle third fractures by age, sex, causal...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/2384 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/2384 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Tercio medio facial complejo naso-maxilar complejo máxilo-malar complejo témporo-malar. Facial middle third naso-maxillary complex maxillo-malar complex temporo-malar complex. |
| Sumario: | Facial middle third fractures resulting from severe trauma are frequent pathology attended by Surgery Head, Neck and Maxillofacial specialists; to determine its characteristics is important for treatment. Objectives: To determine the presentation of facial middle third fractures by age, sex, causal agent. Design: Observational descriptive study. Setting: Head, Neck and Maxillofacial Surgery Service, Dos de Mayo National Hospital, Lima, Peru. Participants: Patients with facial middle third fracture. Interventions: Collection of data from medical records June 1999 through May 2009. Main outcome measures: Age, sex, causing agent and classification. Results: From 471 patients, 83% were male, 72.5% between 21 and 40 years of age; 48% resulted from traffic accidents and 25% from robberies; 83% were middle third fractures only, and 88% unilateral stroke. Conclusions: Facial middle third fractures are the most common fractures of the facial region; clinical diagnosis depends on the affected structure. Prompt treatment is necessary to prevent sequelae and complications. |
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