Motorcycle-Related Cranio-Maxillofacial Injuries Among Brazilian Children and Adolescents

The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents.

OBJECTIVE To quantify an anecdotally apparent increase in motorcycle-related injuries in children and adolescents across Victoria. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective analysis of paediatric motorcycle injuries (1 July 2000 - 30 June 2004) from a statewide emergency department (ED) database (Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset [VEMD]) and the Trauma Registry database at the Royal Ch...

Oral and maxillofacial trauma in Brazilian children and adolescents.

Children and adolescents are frequently victims of oral and maxillofacial trauma. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of oral and maxillofacial trauma that resulted in police records, in children and adolescents aged between 0 and 16 years during a period of 5 years. Among the 28,200 reports analyzed, 463 were included in the study. The men:women ratio observed was 1....

Cranio-maxillofacial injuries in victims of interpersonal violence.

BACKGROUND Recent research has indicated an increase in the severity of head injuries in Switzerland. The aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiological features of cranio-maxillofacial (CMF) injuries due to interpersonal violence in patients at the Bern University Hospital Emergency Department (ED), based on injury patterns. METHODS Retrospective analysis was performed on data ...

Motorcycle-related foot injuries in children. A growing menace.

Management of sport-related maxillofacial injuries.

By analyzing sports-related maxillofacial fractures, we sought to describe preventive measures and recovery times until sporting activities could be resumed. Between January 2001 and December 2006, 1241 patients were hospitalized as a result of maxillofacial fractures. The patients with sports-related maxillofacial fractures were analyzed based on age, sex, type of sport, injury mechanism, trau...