@article{ref1,
title="Pediatric maxillofacial injuries at a Nigerian teaching hospital: A three-year review",
journal="Nigerian journal of clinical practice",
year="2013",
author="Daniel, O. O. and Ngutor, Ver-Or and Idemudia, A. B. and Adetokunbo, A. R. and Cornelius, I. A. and Akinwale, E. A.",
volume="16",
number="2",
pages="149-154",
abstract="Aim: To determine the nature of pediatric maxillofacial injuries, according to etiology and characteristics of patients. Materials and Methods: The records of patients aged 15 years and below who presented with maxillofacial trauma to the Maxillofacial Clinic of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria over a 3-year period were retrospectively examined. Patients' demographic and etiologic factors were obtained and analyzed. A P value of <0.05 was considered significant. Results: A total of 160 patients comprising males, 102 (63.8%) and females 58 (36.2%), were seen over the period of study. The age of patients range from 4 months to 15 years, mean 7.07 ± 4.52 years. There was no gender difference in terms of age (P < 0.05). Road traffic accident (RTA) was the most common etiologic factor accounting for 45.0% of cases. This was followed by fall (40.6%). Animal related injury and violence accounted equally for 3.8%. Soft tissue injuries in the form of abrasion, laceration and avulsion accounted for 70.0% of cases. Other anatomical sites included the mandible (16.3%), dento-alveolar fractures(12.5%), and midface (1.3%). Conclusion: Road traffic accident and falls still remains the leading cause of maxillofacial injuries in children in this part of the globe. There is a need to reinforce existing traffic laws that aimed at minimizing the menace of RTA-related accidents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1119-3077",
doi="10.4103/1119-3077.110126",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1119-3077.110126"
}