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Epidemiology of pediatric facial trauma in Chile: a retrospective study of 7,617 cases in 3 years

Carolina Collao GonzálezAlonso Carrasco-labraHsiao-hsin Sung-hsiehJuan Cortés Araya

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UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASOdontología:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]Ciencias de la salud

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Objectives: To describe the epidemiology of facial trauma injuries in a group of Chilean children aged 15 years or less. Study Design: Retrospective study of case series. Between 2006 and 2009, clinical records of 293,090 patients were reviewed. Data of patients with trauma injuries to the face were collected and evaluated for: age, sex, day and month of hospital admission, cause of injury, anatomical location, type of injury and presence of associated injuries. Results: A total of 7,617 patients with 8,944 injuries were found. Boy to girl ratio was 1,7:1. Preschool age children were most frequently affected. Main cause of injury were falls, soft tissue injuries the most common type of injury. Associated injuries occurred in 11% of cases. Conclusions: Facial trauma presents a significant frequency in the group of Chilean children studied. Preeschool age boys were prone to present facial trauma of mild severity associated to falls.

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2014-01-01
http://hdl.handle.net/10550/36860