@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics of orbital wall fractures in preschool and school-aged children",
journal="Clinical and experimental emergency medicine",
year="2017",
author="Yang, Dong Jin and Kim, Youn-Jung and Seo, Dong-Woo and Lee, Hyung-Joo and Park, In-June and Sohn, Chang Hwan and Ryoo, Jung Min and Lee, Jong Seung and Kim, Won Young and Lim, Kyoung Soo",
volume="4",
number="1",
pages="32-37",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the injury patterns in pediatric patients with an orbital wall fracture (OWF) and to identify the differences in injury patterns between preschool and school-aged patients with OWF who presented to the emergency department. <br><br>METHODS: We performed a retrospective observational study in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital between January 2004 and March 2014. A total of 177 pediatric patients (<18 years) with OWF who underwent facial bone computed tomography scans with specific discharge codes were included. Patients were categorized into preschool (≤7 years) and school-aged (>7 years) pediatric groups. <br><br>RESULTS: The inferior wall was the most common fracture site in both the preschool and school-aged pediatric groups (50.0% vs. 64.4%, P=0.15). The male-to-female ratio and the mechanism of injury showed significant differences between the two age groups. Violence was the most common mechanism of injury in the school-aged pediatric group (49.3%), whereas falls from a height caused OWF in approximately half of the patients in the preschool pediatric group (42.9%). Concomitant injuries and facial fractures had a tendency to occur more frequently in the school-aged pediatric group. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Significant differences according to the sex and mechanisms of injury were identified in preschool and school-aged pediatric patients with OWF.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2383-4625",
doi="10.15441/ceem.16.153",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15441/ceem.16.153"
}