Citation

Haug RH, Adams JM, Conforti PJ, Likavec MJ. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 1994; 52(7): 729-733.

Affiliation

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44109-1998.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8006737

Abstract

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.

Language: en