MAXILLOFACIAL FRACTURES; ASSESSMENT OF CONCOMITANT INJURIES

Background: The incidence of maxillofacial fractures is greater in Pakistan.This research has the crucial aim of achieve and indexing maxillofacial injuries in poly traumapatients. Objectives: To assess the concomitant injuries with maxillofacial trauma. StudyDesign: Descriptive case series. Setting: The department of Emergency and Oral & MaxillofacialSurgery, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro. Period: Jan 2014 to Dec2015. Methods: Total 489 patients of both genders, aged ≥20 years were included. Results:more injuries 359 (73.40%) occurs among the age of 20-39 years. The mainly documentedetiologic factor for injury was RTA with 69.38%, followed by assault (16.76%), fall (11.04%)and sports injury was (2.87%). With respect to related injuries, a sum of 48 patients introducedhead injuries and other concomitant injuries. The most common fracture noted was mandible296 (60.53) followed by maxillary fractures 191 (39%), Zygomatic bone complex fractures 65(13.29%), Naso-orabital ethmoid fractures was 44 (8.99%), majority of patients 186 (38.0%)were arrived in morning time followed by 176 (35.9%) in evening, 88 (17.9%) in afternoon and 39(7.9%) in night, regarding the day’s most patients came on first working day that was Saturday142 (29.0%). Regarding hospital mortality, 11 (2.2%) people died within less than two days afteradmittance. Conclusion: The results of this study may support the oral surgeons to rule outother injuries at the time of primary survey and may have a key role in awareness of individualsin prevention of road traffic accidents.