کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3155496 1198082 2006 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A Retrospective Analysis of Oral and Maxillofacial Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی دندانپزشکی، جراحی دهان و پزشکی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
A Retrospective Analysis of Oral and Maxillofacial Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents
چکیده انگلیسی

PurposeTo clarify the relations of the severity of oral and maxillofacial injuries from traffic accidents (TAs) to seating position and the use of restraint systems.Patients and MethodsHospital records were reviewed for all patients who had sustained oral or maxillofacial injuries in TAs and then were admitted to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine (Tochigi, Japan), from 1994 through 2003.ResultsA total of 201 patients, with a mean injury severity score (ISS) of 7.9 ± 7.6, were included in this study. Although patients with any oral or maxillofacial injury with an Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score of 2 or more had extremely low ISSs, hospitalization was relatively long. The ISS and AIS score of the head or neck were significantly higher in unrestrained drivers (12.4 ± 11.2, 1.2 ± 1.4, respectively) than in restrained drivers (6.5 ± 4.6, 0.4 ± 1.0, respectively). However, AIS scores of the face were similar in unrestrained drivers (1.9 ± 0.7) and restrained drivers (1.7 ± 0.5). Furthermore, the incidence of maxillofacial fractures did not differ between the 2 groups.ConclusionBecause wearing seat belts cannot prevent all oral and maxillofacial injuries in motor vehicle occupants, both physicians and engineers must pay greater attention to the mechanisms of oral and maxillofacial injuries in TAs.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Volume 64, Issue 12, December 2006, Pages 1731–1735
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