TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Have there been any changes in the epidemiology and etiology of maxillofacial trauma during the CoViD-19 pandemic? An Italian multicenter study
JO  - Journal of cranialfacial surgery
A1  - Salzano, Giovanni
A1  - Dell'aversana Orabona, Giovanni
A1  - Audino, Giovanni
A1  - Vaira, Luigi Angelo
A1  - Trevisiol, Lorenzo
A1  - D'Agostino, Antonio
A1  - Pucci, Resi
A1  - Battisti, Andrea
A1  - Cucurullo, Marco
A1  - Ciardiello, Cristina
A1  - Barca, Ida
A1  - Cristofaro, Maria Giulia
A1  - De Riu, Giacomo
A1  - Biglioli, Federico
A1  - Valentini, Valentino
A1  - Nocini, Pier Francesco
A1  - Califano, Luigi
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has had a significant impact on people's behavior. The aim of this study has been to evaluate how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has impacted the incidence and the features of maxillofacial fractures presented at 6 Italian tertiary centers. Clinical records of all the patients diagnosed for facial fractures between February 23 and May 23, 2019 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Any differences in patient number and characteristics and fracture etiology and site between the 2 groups were then statistically analyzed.There has been a 69.1% decrease in the number of incoming patients during the pandemic. The number of foreign patients has decreased significantly (23.3% versus 9.6%, P = 0.011) while the average age has increased (38.6 versus 45.6 years old, P = 0.01). Specific statistical significant differences for accidental falls (31.8% versus 50.1%, P = 0.005) and sports injuries (16.9% versus 1.4%, P < 0.001) were found. Concerning fracture sites, significant differences have been found in relation to nasal (22.5% versus 11.4%, P = 0.009) and frontal sinus (0.9% versus 4.4%, P = 0.037) fractures. In conclusion, SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has significantly changed the epidemiology and the etiology of facial traumas.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2275
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000007253
ID  - ref1
ER  -