@article{ref1,
title="Pattern of assault-related maxillofacial injuries treated at the general hospital, lagos, nigeria",
journal="Journal of the West African College of Surgeons",
year="2016",
author="Olojede, Aco and Gbotolorun, O. M. and Ogundana, O. M. and Emeka, I. C. and Emmanuel, M. M. and Oluseye, Sab and Runsewe, O.",
volume="6",
number="3",
pages="68-82",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The human face often constitutes the first point of contact in various human interactions and it is frequently the preferred target for blows in assault cases. <br><br>AIM: To analyze the pattern of assault-related maxillofacial injuries treated at the General Hospital, Lagos over a period of one year. <br><br>METHODOLOGY: This is one year prospective study of assault-related maxillofacial injuries treated at the Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Centre, General Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria. A face-to-face interviewer-administered structured proforma was used to obtain information from study subjects. <br><br>RESULTS: Thirty-three patients with maxillofacial injuries met the inclusion criteria for this study. Their age ranged between 16 and 48 years with a mean age of 28.2 ± 7.4 years. There were 25(75.8%) males and 8(24.2%) females with a male/female ratio of 3:1. Majority of the patients, 24(72.7%) did not have any skilled employment while the remaining 9(27.3%) were road transport workers, specifically commercial bus drivers and motorcycle riders. The most frequently seen soft tissue injury was contusion which accounted for 17(51.5%) cases while 13 (39%) of the patients sustained mandibular fracture which was the most common hard tissue injury. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Assault-related maxillofacial injuries are most common amongst young adult males who are not skillfully employed; this can be attributed to the increased disposition to violence in males in our environment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2276-6944",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}