PMID: 9188972Jun 1, 1997Paper

Pediatric facial fractures: a demographic analysis outside an urban environment

Annals of Plastic Surgery
D G SherickP P Patel

Abstract

This study reviews all pediatric facial fractures treated operatively at the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital of the University of Michigan over a 5-year period. Previous series of pediatric facial fractures have been collected at large urban centers and may not be representative of all practice environments. Our institution is a level 1 trauma center that serves a patient population primarily from suburban and rural regions throughout the state. Referral and practice patterns at our institution gave us an important opportunity to analyze differences in patient care and management secondary to venue, and challenge the assumptions made by studies collected at large urban centers. We reviewed 80 fractures in 62 patients. Patient age ranged from 2 to 18 years old with the majority of patients (58%) between 15 and 18 years old. Most fractures resulted from motor vehicle accidents (43%) and there were no firearm injuries. Fracture sites included the mandible (38%), the frontonasoethmoid region (35%), the midface (17%), and the orbit (10%). Only two operative complications were reported. There were no cervical spine injuries. Median patient age was higher and mechanism of injury differed in our study compared with urban studies. Rapid c...Continue Reading

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