TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - European Maxillofacial Trauma (EURMAT) project: A multicentre and prospective study
JO  - Journal of craniomaxillofacial surgery
A1  - Boffano, Paolo
A1  - Roccia, Fabio
A1  - Zavattero, Emanuele
A1  - Dediol, Emil
A1  - Uglešić, Vedran
A1  - Kovačič, Ziga
A1  - Vesnaver, Aleš
A1  - Konstantinovic, Vitomir S.
A1  - Petrović, Milan
A1  - Stephens, Jonny
A1  - Kanzaria, Amar
A1  - Bhatti, Nabeel
A1  - Holmes, Stephen
A1  - Pechalova, Petia F.
A1  - Bakardjiev, Angel G.
A1  - Malanchuk, Vladislav A.
A1  - Kopchak, Andrey V.
A1  - Galteland, Pål
A1  - Mjøen, Even
A1  - Skjelbred, Per
A1  - Koudougou, Carine
A1  - Mouallem, Guillaume
A1  - Corre, Pierre
A1  - Løes, Sigbjørn
A1  - Lekven, Njål
A1  - Laverick, Sean
A1  - Gordon, Peter
A1  - Tamme, Tiia
A1  - Akermann, Stephanie
A1  - Karagozoglu, K. Hakki
A1  - Kommers, Sofie C.
A1  - Forouzanfar, Tymour
SP  - 62
EP  - 70
VL  - 43
IS  - 1
N2  - The purpose of this study was to analyse the demographics, causes and characteristics of maxillofacial fractures managed at several European departments of oral and maxillofacial surgery over one year. The following data were recorded: gender, age, aetiology, site of facial fractures, facial injury severity score, timing of intervention, length of hospital stay. Data for a total of 3396 patients (2655 males and 741 females) with 4155 fractures were recorded. The mean age differed from country to country, ranging between 29.9 and 43.9 years. Overall, the most frequent cause of injury was assault, which accounted for the injuries of 1309 patients; assaults and falls alternated as the most important aetiological factor in the various centres. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible with 1743 fractures, followed by orbital-zygomatic-maxillary (OZM) fractures. Condylar fractures were the most commonly observed mandibular fracture. The results of the EURMAT collaboration confirm the changing trend in maxillofacial trauma epidemiology in Europe, with trauma cases caused by assaults and falls now outnumbering those due to road traffic accidents. The progressive ageing of the European population, in addition to strict road and work legislation may have been responsible for this change. Men are still the most frequent victims of maxillofacial injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1010-5182
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcms.2014.10.011
ID  - ref1
ER  -