Maximilian Goedecke, Daniel G E Thiem, Daniel Schneider, Bernhard Frerich, Peer W Kämmerer
AIMS: The number of patients suffering maxillofacial trauma remains constant although the affected patients become older. The aim of this study was to illuminate the patterns of maxillofacial fractures in a University Medical Centre and to analyse potential changes in patient population and treatment methods during a 5-year period. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a retrospective analysis, the records of 573 patients with maxillofacial fractures treated in a level one trauma centre from January 2010 to December 2014 were analysed with regard to gender, age, date and time of hospitalization as well as discharge, aetiology, type of fracture, surgery details, complications and further injuries...
April 2019: Dental Traumatology: Official Publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology