TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Assault-related maxillofacial injuries: the results from the European Maxillofacial Trauma (EURMAT) multicenter and prospective collaboration
JO  - Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
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  - Bertin, Helios
A1  - Marion, F.
A1  - Guiol, Julien
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  - 385
EP  - 391
VL  - 119
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to present and discuss the demographic characteristics and patterns of assault-related maxillofacial fractures as reported by a European multicenter prospective study. STUDY DESIGN: Demographic and injury data were recorded for each patient who was a victim of an assault. <br><br>RESULTS: Assaults represented the most frequent etiology of maxillofacial trauma with an overall rate of 39% and the values ranging between 60.8% (Kiev, Ukraine) and 15.4% (Bergen, Norway). The most frequent mechanisms of assault-related maxillofacial fractures were fists in 730 cases, followed by kicks and fists. The most frequently observed fracture involved the mandible (814 fractures), followed by orbito-zygomatic-maxillary complex fractures and orbital fractures. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our data confirmed the strong possibility that patients with maxillofacial fractures may be victims of physical aggression. The crucial role of alcohol in assault-related fractures was also confirmed by our study.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2212-4403
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2014.12.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -