Citation

Kolokythas A. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2021; 79(4): 940-941.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.joms.2021.01.008

PMID

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Abstract

The average life expectancy has significantly increased in the 21st century, and in the last decade, a 15% increase of adults older than 65 years of age has been reported. Even greater has been the increase of the adult population older than 85 years of age. The tremendous progress in treating age-related conditions is in part responsible for this increase in life expectancy. Unfortunately, age puts individuals at risk for falls that are among the leading causes of harm to our aging population. Thirty percent of adults older than 65 years of age fall every year in the US. Falls can cause various injuries and in the elderly very often result in fractures of the facial bones and/or lacerations on the face and head. Broken noses, cheek bones, and eye sockets are common after a fall in adults older than 65 years of age that require surgical intervention and potential hospitalization.

Language: en