@article{ref1,
title="Application of the Mandible Injury Severity Score to pediatric mandibular fractures",
journal="Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery",
year="2015",
author="Swanson, Edward W. and Susarla, Srinivas M. and Ghasemzadeh, Ali and Mundinger, Gerhard S. and Redett, Richard J. and Tufaro, Anthony P. and Manson, Paul N. and Dorafshar, Amir H.",
volume="73",
number="7",
pages="1341-1349",
abstract="PURPOSE: The Mandible Injury Severity Score (MISS) has been used to evaluate adult mandibular fractures. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the MISS in a cohort of pediatric patients. <br><br>PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective study of pediatric patients treated for mandibular fractures over a 20-year period. Patients were included if they had computed tomographic imaging available for review and had at least 1 post-treatment visit. The primary predictor variable was the MISS. Secondary predictors were demographic and injury-associated factors. The outcome was treatment-associated complications. Descriptive, bivariate, and multiple logistic regression statistics were computed. <br><br>RESULTS: One hundred sixteen patients with mandibular fractures were identified; 73 (62.9%) met the inclusion criteria. The sample's mean age was 8.5 ± 4.1 years; 44% were girls. Motor vehicle collisions (60%) and falls (15.1%) were the most common mechanisms. More than 50% of patients had an extra-mandibular injury. The mean MISS was 13.5 ± 7.8. Forty-five percent of the sample underwent open reduction and internal fixation. Complications were noted in 20.5% of patients, of which malocclusion was the most common (8.2%). Increasing MISS was associated with complications (P <.001). After controlling for the effects of age, mechanism, cervical spine and skull base injuries, and treatment, patients with an MISS of at least 14 were significantly more likely to have a complication (odds ratio = 4.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.05-15.0; P =.04). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In pediatric patients with mandibular fractures, increased severity of injury is associated with complications, even after controlling for the effects of multiple confounders, including open treatment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0278-2391",
doi="10.1016/j.joms.2015.02.017",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2015.02.017"
}