TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Epidemiology of maxillofacial trauma in the elderly: a European multicenter study
JO  - Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery
A1  - Brucoli, Matteo
A1  - Boffano, Paolo
A1  - Romeo, Irene
A1  - Corio, Chiara
A1  - Benech, Arnaldo
A1  - Ruslin, Muhammad
A1  - Forouzanfar, Tymour
A1  - Jensen, Thomas Starch-
A1  - Rodríguez-Santamarta, Tanía
A1  - de Vicente, Juan Carlos
A1  - Snäll, Johanna
A1  - Thorén, Hanna
A1  - Aničić, Boban
A1  - Konstantinovic, Vitomir S.
A1  - Pechalova, Petia
A1  - Pavlov, Nikolai
A1  - Daskalov, Hristo
A1  - Doykova, Iva
A1  - Kelemith, Kadri
A1  - Tamme, Tiia
A1  - Kopchak, Andrey
A1  - Shumynskyi, Ievgen
A1  - Corre, Pierre
A1  - Bertin, Helios
A1  - Goguet, Quentin
A1  - Anquetil, Marine
A1  - Louvrier, Aurélien
A1  - Meyer, Christophe
A1  - Dovšak, Tadej
A1  - Vozlič, David
A1  - Birk, Anže
A1  - Tarle, Marko
A1  - Dediol, Emil
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION: The progressive aging of European population seems to determine a change in the epidemiology, incidence and etiology of maxillofacial fractures with an increase in the frequency of old patients sustaining craniofacial trauma. The objective of the present study was to assess the demographic variables, causes, and patterns of facial fractures in elderly population (with 70 years or more). <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data from all geriatric patients (70 years or more) with facial fractures between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2017, were collected. The following data were recorded for each patient: gender, age, voluptuary habits, comorbidities, etiology, site of facial fractures, synchronous body injuries, Facial Injury Severity Score (FISS). <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 1334 patients (599 male and 735 female patients) were included in the study. Mean age was 79.3 years, and 66% of patients reported one or more comorbidities. The most frequent cause of injury was fall and zygomatic fractures were the most frequently observed injuries. Falls were associated with a low FISS value (p<.005). Concomitant injuries were observed in 27.3% of patients. Falls were associated with the absence of concomitant injuries. The ninth decade (p <.05) and a high FISS score (p <.005) were associated with concomitant body injuries too. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the role of falls in the epidemiology of facial trauma in the elderly, but also highlights the frequency of involvement of females, and the high frequency of zygomatic fractures.<br><br>Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2468-8509
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jormas.2019.09.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -