TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Cranial fractures associated with facial fractures: A review of mechanism, type, and severity of injury
JO  - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
A1  - Haug, R. H.
A1  - Adams, J. M.
A1  - Conforti, P. J.
A1  - Likavec, M. J.
SP  - 729
EP  - 733
VL  - 52
IS  - 7
N2  - A 100-month retrospective review was undertaken to identify the population characteristics of patients with both facial and cranial fractures and to establish the relationships between them. A 4.4% incidence of cranial fractures was found in the 882 patients with facial fractures. These patients tended to be males (85%) between the ages of 16 and 30 years (54%) who were involved in motor vehicle accidents (64%). Patients with midfacial fractures predominated (70%), and these injuries were most frequently associated with fractures of the frontal (38%), sphenoid (24%), or temporal (22%) bones. No relationship was noted between mandibular fractures and cranial fractures. Midfacial fractures were related to individual cranial bone fractures by sutural attachment. The presence of cranial fractures did not play a role in the development of complications associated with facial fractures.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0278-2391
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -