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Functional recovery time after facial fractures: characteristics and associated factors in a sample of patients from southern Brazil.
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Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes [Rev Col Bras Cir] 2021 Jan 13; Vol. 48, pp. e20202581. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 13 (Print Publication: 2021). - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Understanding the cause, severity, and elapsed time for the restoration of the functions of maxillofacial injuries can contribute to the establishment of clinical priorities aiming at effective treatment and further prevention of facial trauma. The objective of this study was to understand the factors associated with the restoration of mastication, ocular, and nasal functions in the face of trauma victims, estimating their recovery time after surgical treatment. We analyzed 114 medical records of patients treated at the Hospital Montenegro, who attended follow-up consultations for up to 180 days. For analysis of the recovery time, we performed survival analysis, followed by COX analysis. We observed that half of the patients recovered their functions within 20 days. The average time for recovery from trauma in the zygomatic-orbital-malar-nasal complex was 11 days, and in the maxillary-mandibular complex, 21 days (HR: 1.5 [0.99 2.3], p = 0.055). Although functional reestablishment has reached high rates after the surgical approach, it is necessary to analyze the failing cases, as well as the economic impacts and the prevention strategies associated with facial trauma, to improve the service to the population.
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- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brazil epidemiology
Child
Facial Bones surgery
Female
Humans
Male
Mandibular Fractures epidemiology
Mandibular Fractures etiology
Maxillary Fractures epidemiology
Maxillary Fractures etiology
Middle Aged
Nasal Bone injuries
Orbital Fractures epidemiology
Orbital Fractures etiology
Recovery of Function
Retrospective Studies
Skull Fractures epidemiology
Skull Fractures etiology
Survival Analysis
Young Adult
Zygomatic Fractures epidemiology
Zygomatic Fractures etiology
Facial Bones injuries
Fracture Fixation, Internal
Mandibular Fractures surgery
Maxillary Fractures surgery
Nasal Bone surgery
Orbital Fractures surgery
Skull Fractures surgery
Zygomatic Fractures surgery
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- Language :
- English; Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 1809-4546
- Volume :
- 48
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33470368
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-6991e-20202581