Fouzia Aslam, Ayesha Maqsood, Muhammad Adil Asim, Saleem Abbasi, Amna Muzzafar.
Association of maxillofacial injuries with their etiological factors, a retrospective analysis.
Isra Med J Jan ;11(2):101-5.

Objective: To develop association of various etiological factors of maxillofacial injuries with their patterns of presentation. Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional analysis Place and Duration: At Oral and Maxillofacial department, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences. Retrospective data of two years from 1st August 2016 to 31st July 2018. Methodology: All adult patients whose record of etiology and pattern of maxillofacial injuries was available were included and patients younger than 18 years of age, with missing records, and with bony pathology were excluded. A structured proforma was designed to record the relevant information of patients, regarding etiology and patterns of maxillofacial injuries. Results: A total of 148 patients were included and motor bikers were found to be the most affected by RTA (53.3%) and out of them, riders without helmet were the main victims of maxillofacial injuries (37.8%). In our study most patients had mandibular fractures (43.9%) and there was a significant association of panfacial fractures with motor bikers not wearing helmets (p value=0.046). Conclusion: Road traffic accident is the major cause of maxillofacial injury and it is more common in young male subjects, especially the motor bikers not wearing helmets.

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