@article{ref1,
title="What is expected from a facial trauma caused by violence?",
journal="Journal of oral and maxillofacial research",
year="2014",
author="Goulart, Douglas Rangel and Colombo, Lucas do Amaral and De Moraes, Marcio and Asprino, Luciana",
volume="5",
number="4",
pages="e4-e4",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the peculiarities of maxillofacial injuries caused by interpersonal violence with other etiologic factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Medical records of 3,724 patients with maxillofacial injuries in São Paulo state (Brazil) were retrospectively analyzed. The data were submitted to statistical analysis (simple descriptive statistics and Chi-squared test) using SPSS 18.0 software. <br><br>RESULTS: Data of 612 patients with facial injuries caused by violence were analyzed. The majority of the patients were male (81%; n = 496), with a mean age of 31.28 years (standard deviation of 13.33 years). These patients were more affected by mandibular and nose fractures, when compared with all other patients (P < 0.01), although fewer injuries were recorded in other body parts (χ(2) = 17.54; P < 0.01); Victims of interpersonal violence exhibited more injuries when the neurocranium was analyzed in isolation (χ(2) = 6.85; P < 0.01). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Facial trauma due to interpersonal violence seem to be related to a higher rate of facial fractures and lacerations when compared to all patients with facial injuries. Prominent areas of the face and neurocranium were more affected by injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2029-283X",
doi="10.5037/jomr.2014.5404",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2014.5404"
}