Maxillofacial fractures in children attending the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

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dc.contributor.advisorKariem, G
dc.contributor.advisorvan AS, A.B
dc.contributor.authorAniruth, Sunildutt
dc.contributor.otherNULL
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Dentistry
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-27T09:19:07Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-04T07:57:19Z
dc.date.available2007/03/16 14:17
dc.date.available2007/03/16
dc.date.available2013-05-27T09:19:07Z
dc.date.available2024-06-04T07:57:19Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionMagister Chirurgiae Dentium (MChD)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe literature shows that maxillofacial fractures in children are uncommon. Although the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Faculty of Dentistry, of the University of the Western Cape, has been providing a service to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital (RXH) for the past twenty years, no study had been undertaken to determine the age, gender, number of patients per year, aetiology, patterns, and management of maxillofacial fractures at this institution. A retrospective records based study was undertaken to determine these features. This study accessed the records of patients seen at the trauma unit at RXH, from 1994 to 2003 inclusive, and referred for maxillofacial attention. One-hundred-and-five patient records were obtained and analyzed using the SPSS statistic package. One-hundred-and-twenty-seven fractures were recorded in one hundred and five patients. The age of the patients ranged from one to thirteen. Sixty-five male and forty female patients were seen. Dentoalveolar fractures were the most common fracture seen in both the midface and mandible. Midface fractures were more common than mandibular fractures. Falls, followed by motor vehicle accidents, were the most common cause of facial fractures. Most fractures were successfully managed by closed procedures. At this institution, nasal and frontal fractures have surprisingly little or no input from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/15772
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectFaceen_US
dc.subjectWounds and injuriesen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectFractures in childrenen_US
dc.titleMaxillofacial fractures in children attending the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospitalen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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