Facial bone fractures in Nigerian children. 2001

A O Fasola, and O O Denloye, and A E Obiechina, and J T Arotiba
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, P.M.B. 5116, Ibadan, Nigeria.

A ten year review of ninety-three patients aged 16 years or less treated for facial bone fractures at the University College Hospital, Ibadan was studied. Of the total number of 1203 patients of all ages treated for facial fractures, 93 (7.7%) were within the age range of the study. The male to female ratio was 2.6:1 and majority of the patients (50, 53.8%) were within age group C (11-16 years). The mandible (106, 83.5%) was more involved than the middle third of the facial skeleton (21, 16.5%). Road traffic accidents (51.6%) were the most common cause of facial fractures while the most common concomitant injuries were soft tissue injuries (74.5%).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D009549 Nigeria A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja. Federal Republic of Nigeria
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005147 Facial Bones The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region. While some consider the facial bones to comprise the hyoid (HYOID BONE), palatine (HARD PALATE), and zygomatic (ZYGOMA) bones, MANDIBLE, and MAXILLA, others include also the lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha, and vomer but exclude the hyoid bone. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p113) Bone, Facial,Bones, Facial,Facial Bone
D005260 Female Females
D006785 Hospitals, University Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research. University Hospitals
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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