TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Characteristics of orbital wall fractures in preschool and school-aged children
JO  - Clinical and experimental emergency medicine
A1  - Yang, Dong Jin
A1  - Kim, Youn-Jung
A1  - Seo, Dong-Woo
A1  - Lee, Hyung-Joo
A1  - Park, In-June
A1  - Sohn, Chang Hwan
A1  - Ryoo, Jung Min
A1  - Lee, Jong Seung
A1  - Kim, Won Young
A1  - Lim, Kyoung Soo
SP  - 32
EP  - 37
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the injury patterns in pediatric patients with an orbital wall fracture (OWF) and to identify the differences in injury patterns between preschool and school-aged patients with OWF who presented to the emergency department. <br><br>METHODS: We performed a retrospective observational study in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital between January 2004 and March 2014. A total of 177 pediatric patients (<18 years) with OWF who underwent facial bone computed tomography scans with specific discharge codes were included. Patients were categorized into preschool (≤7 years) and school-aged (>7 years) pediatric groups. <br><br>RESULTS: The inferior wall was the most common fracture site in both the preschool and school-aged pediatric groups (50.0% vs. 64.4%, P=0.15). The male-to-female ratio and the mechanism of injury showed significant differences between the two age groups. Violence was the most common mechanism of injury in the school-aged pediatric group (49.3%), whereas falls from a height caused OWF in approximately half of the patients in the preschool pediatric group (42.9%). Concomitant injuries and facial fractures had a tendency to occur more frequently in the school-aged pediatric group. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Significant differences according to the sex and mechanisms of injury were identified in preschool and school-aged pediatric patients with OWF.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2383-4625
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15441/ceem.16.153
ID  - ref1
ER  -