TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Sports-related facial fractures: a review of 137 patients
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
A1  - Lim, L. H.
A1  - Moore, M. H.
A1  - Trott, J. A.
A1  - David, D. J.
SP  - 784
EP  - 789
VL  - 63
IS  - 10
N2  - One hundred and thirty-seven patients with sports-related facial fractures were reviewed. These made up 16.3% of 839 patients with facial fractures seen at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, between June 1989 and June 1992. Males made up 93.4% of patients and 89.1% were aged below 35 years. There was an intent to injure in 11%. Australian Rules football was the causative sport in 52.6%, all the injuries being the result of human contact. Orbitozygomatic fractures were the most frequently observed overall (62%) as well as in Australian Football (58.3%). Cricket contributed to 14.6%, the ball being the agent of injury in all but one of the patients. Horse-riding injuries were the most severe. 89.1% of the patients required surgery and hospital stays ranged from 0 to 18 days with an average stay of 4.7 days. Sports activities, although a significant source of enjoyment, are a significant cause of facial fractures with their attendant morbidity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-8682
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -