Pediatric injuries in maxillofacial trauma: a 5 year study

Pediatric spine injuries after trauma: a review of 43 cases

  Abstract   Objective: To evaluate and review our experience with pediatric spinal injuries and   factors affecting outcome, the authors conducted a retrospective clinical study of 43   cases (32 boys, 11 girls) of pediatric spine injuries treated during four years (January   1999 to December 2003).   Methods: Forty-three children with spinal injuries were studied retrospectively   over four y...

Oral and maxillofacial surgery - Helmet and maxillofacial trauma: a 10-year retrospective study

Aim: The aim of the present study was to retrospectively evaluate the epidemiologic characteristics of the prevalence, type and treatment modalities of maxillofacial trauma according to use of helmets by motorcyclists in traffic accidents. Methods: Data was collected from patients during a 10-year period (1999-2009). Data recorded included demographic, etiology, diagnosis, type of fracture, use...

Pediatric maxillofacial injuries at a Nigerian teaching hospital: a three-year review.

AIM To determine the nature of pediatric maxillofacial injuries, according to etiology and characteristics of patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The records of patients aged 15 years and below who presented with maxillofacial trauma to the Maxillofacial Clinic of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria over a 3-year period were retrospectively examined. Patients' demographic and etiologic fa...

Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: a 5-year descriptive study from the National Trauma Center in Qatar

Background The epidemiologic characteristics and outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) have not been adequately documented from the rapidly developing countries in the Arab Middle East. We aimed to describe the hospital-based epidemiologic characteristics, injury mechanisms, clinical presentation, and outcomes of pTBI and analyze key characteristics and determinant of pTBI that co...

Ocular injuries, triage, and management in maxillofacial trauma.