@article{ref1,
title="Oro-facial soft tissue injuries in Nigerian children: a five-year review",
journal="African journal of medicine and medical sciences",
year="2004",
author="Bankole, O. O. and Fasola, A. O. and Denloye, O. O.",
volume="33",
number="2",
pages="93-97",
abstract="A review of 64 soft tissue maxillofacial injuries in 50 children seen and managed at the University College Hospital, Ibadan over a five-year period was made. The age range was from 3months to 15years. The highest occurrence was in the 0-5 years old children (60%). The predominant type of soft tissue injuries was lacerations (75.0%). Falls (66.0%) were the most common aetiology followed by road traffic accidents (18.0%). There was a higher involvement of males, than females (M: F of 2.3:1). The tongue (31.3%) was the most commonly affected site of soft injury followed by the lips (29.7%) and cheeks (10.9%). Slightly less than half (46%) of the patients presented within 24 hours of injury. Direct suturing was done in 24% of the children while debridement and conservative management was carried out in 76%.",
language="",
issn="0309-3913",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}