@article{ref1,
title="A prospective study on elderly patients with facial fractures in a developing country",
journal="Gerodontology",
year="2008",
author="Mustafa, Wan Mahadzir Wan and Junid, Nooral Zeila and Kovilpillai, Ferdinand Jesudian and Hamid, Abdul Latif and Royan, Stephen Joseph",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="124-128",
abstract="Background: This paper describes the incidence, aetiology, treatment and complications of facial fractures seen among the elderly in a developing country. Methods: A prospective study evaluated 85 patients over 60 years of age who were diagnosed with facial fractures over a period of 12 months in 23 public hospitals nationwide. Results: The elderly accounted for 4.5% of the total number of patients seen with facial fractures during the study period. Elderly men outnumbered women by a ratio of 4.31:1. Of the elderly patients, 35.3% had at least one medical condition, the commonest of which was hypertension. Road traffic accidents were the main cause of injury. The fractures were treated in only 26.2% of cases. Complications were uncommon. Conclusions: With a low incidence, and conservative treatment often being practised, the healthcare burden of treating facial fractures among the elderly in Malaysia is at present still low.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0734-0664",
doi="10.1111/j.1741-2358.2007.00189.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-2358.2007.00189.x"
}