@article{ref1,
title="Sports-related pediatric facial trauma: analysis of facial fracture pattern and concomitant injuries",
journal="Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.)",
year="2019",
author="Dobitsch, Andrew A. and Oleck, Nicholas C. and Liu, Farrah C. and Halsey, Jordan N. and Hoppe, Ian C. and Lee, Edward S. and Granick, Mark S.",
volume="5",
number="4",
pages="e146-e149",
abstract="<b>Objective</b>  Sports-related injuries, such as facial fractures, are potentially debilitating and may lead to long-term functional and aesthetic deficits in a pediatric patient. In this study, we analyze sports-related facial fractures in the urban pediatric population in an effort to characterize patterns of injury and improve management strategies and outcomes. <b>Methods</b>  Retrospective chart review was performed for all facial fractures resulting from sports injuries in the pediatric population at a level-1 trauma center (University Hospital, Newark, NJ). <b>Results</b>  Seventeen pediatric patients were identified as having sustained a fracture of the facial skeleton due to sports injury. Mean age was 13.9 years old. A total of 29 fractures were identified. Most common fracture sites included the orbit ( <i>n</i>  = 12), mandible ( <i>n</i>  = 5), nasal bone ( <i>n</i>  = 5), and zygomaticomaxillary complex ( <i>n</i>  = 3). The most common concomitant injuries included skull fracture ( <i>n</i>  = 3), intracranial hemorrhage ( <i>n</i>  = 4), and traumatic brain injury ( <i>n</i>  = 4). One patient was intubated upon arrival to the emergency department. Hospital admission was required in 13 patients, 4 of which were admitted to an intensive care setting. Nine patients required operative intervention. Mean length of hospital stay was 2.4 days. No patients were expired. <b>Conclusions</b>  Sports-related facial fractures are potentially debilitating injuries in the pediatric population. Analysis of fracture pattern and concomitant injuries is imperative to develop effective management strategies and prevention techniques.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2378-5128",
doi="10.1055/s-0039-1697627",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1697627"
}