Injury Patterns in Pediatric Facial Fractures Unique to an Urban Environment.
Journal
Facial plastic surgery : FPS
ISSN: 1098-8793
Titre abrégé: Facial Plast Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8405303
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
24
2
2021
medline:
8
10
2021
entrez:
23
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study aimed to define better the clinical presentation, fracture patterns, and features predictive of associated injuries and need for surgery in pediatric facial trauma patients in an urban setting. Charts of patients 18 years or younger with International Classification of Disease 9th and 10th revision (ICD-9/ICD-10) codes specific for facial fractures (excluding isolated nasal fractures) at NY-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center between 2008 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Of 204 patients, most were referred to the emergency department by a physician's office or self-presented. Children (age 0-6 years) were most likely to have been injured by falls, while more patients 7 to 12 years and 13 to 18 years were injured during sporting activities (
Identifiants
pubmed: 33621987
doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1724121
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
564-570Informations de copyright
Thieme. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None declared.