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. 2015 Jul 1;20(4):e464-70.
doi: 10.4317/medoral.20551.

Analysis of 126 hospitalized elder maxillofacial trauma victims in central China

Rui Li  1 , Rui Zhang, Wenlu Li, Fei Pei, Wei He
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Analysis of 126 hospitalized elder maxillofacial trauma victims in central China

Rui Li et al. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. .

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to analyzed the characteristics and treatment of maxillofacial injuries in the elder patients with maxillofacial injuries in central China.

Material and methods: We retrospectively analyzed the characteristics and treatment of maxillofacial injuries in the patients over the age of 60 to analyze the trends and clinical characteristics of maxillofacial trauma in elder patients from the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (from 2010 to 2013) in central China and to present recommendations on prevention and management.

Results: Of the 932 patients with maxillofacial injuries, 126 aged over 60 years old accounting for 13.52% of all the patients (male:female, 1.74:1; mean age, 67.08 years old). Approximately 52% of the patients were injured by falls. The most frequently observed type of injuries was soft tissue injuries (100%), followed by facial fractures (83.05%). Of the patients with soft tissue injuries, the abrasions accounted the most, followed by lacerations. The numbers of patients of midface fracture (60 patients) were almost similar to the number of lower face fractures (66 patients). Eighty two patients (65.08%%) demonstrated associated injuries, of which craniocerebral injuries were the most prevalent. One hundred and four patients (82.54%) had other systemic medical conditions, with cardiovascular diseases the most and followed by metabolic diseases and musculoskeletal conditions. Furthermore, the study indicated a relationship between maxillofacial fractures and musculoskeletal conditions. Only 13 patients (10.32%) sustained local infections, of whom had other medical conditions. Most of the facial injuries (85.71%) in older people were operated including debridement, fixing loose teeth, reduction, intermaxillary fixation and open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF).

Conclusions: Our analysis of the characteristics of maxillofacial injuries in the elder patents may help to promote clinical research to develop more effective treatment and possibly prevent such injuries.

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Conflict of interest statement: The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exist.

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Figure 1
Overall distribution of soft-tissue injuries.
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Figure 2
Distribution of facial fractures.
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Figure 3
Distribution of associated injuries.
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