Epidemiology of maxillofacial fractures due to traffic accidents in Medellin (Colombia)

Gaceta sanitaria
Andrés A Agudelo-SuarezEliana Martínez-Herrera

Abstract

To characterize maxillofacial fractures due to traffic accidents in patients attending the Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación (Medellin-Colombia) from 1998 to 2010. A descriptive study (n =1609) was carried out with information from the medical records of patients meeting the inclusion criteria established by the general objective of the study. The variables consisted of sex, age, year, type and number of fractures, and type of vehicle. A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed and the frequency of fractures due to traffic accidents was calculated according to year and sex. Crude and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) were estimated to establish associations among age, type of vehicle, and the presence of two or more fractures with stratification by sex. The frequency of maxillofacial fractures due to traffic accidents increased in 2007 (men: n=198, women: n=35) and decreased from 2008 to 2010 in both sexes. Fractures were more frequent in persons aged <35 years (80%) and in men (82%). The highest frequency of fractures was observed in motorists. Male users of motorcycles (aOR=1.41; confidence interval 95% [95%CI]: 1.02- 1.94) and bicycles (aOR=1.61; 95%CI: 1.01- 2.56) were more likely to report two or more fractu...Continue Reading

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Oct 21, 2015·Gaceta sanitaria·Katherine PérezJuan Carlos González-Luque
Dec 6, 2018·Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões·Joab Cabral RamosManuella Santos Carneiro Almeida

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