TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - A review of 100 closed head injuries associated with facial fractures
JO  - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
A1  - Haug, R. H.
A1  - Savage, J. D.
A1  - Likavec, M. J.
A1  - Conforti, P. J.
SP  - 218
EP  - 222
VL  - 50
IS  - 3
N2  - One hundred closed head injuries associated with facial fractures treated over a 78-month period at a level I trauma center in Northeast Ohio were reviewed. The incidence of closed head injury in patients with facial fractures was 17.5%. Males suffered closed head injuries four times more often than females, and sustained severe intracranial injuries eight times as often. The 16- to 30-year age group predominated (59%). Although motor vehicle accidents were the most frequent cause of injury (61%), motorcycle accidents were associated with the most severe head injury. The mandible/midface fracture ratio (1.3:1) was almost half that of the non-head-injured population (2.1:1). Facial fracture complications were found to have a similar incidence (14%) as in the non-head-injured population, but were associated with more severe intracranial injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0278-2391
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -