TRENDS OF TRAUMA AT A NEWLY ESTABLISHED MAXILLOFACIAL CENTRE IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL

Authors

  • Muhammad Mushtaq Khyber Girls Medical College, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar Pakistan
  • Yasir Rehman Khattak Khyber Girls Medical College, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v7i02.409

Keywords:

Maxillofacial trauma, Hayatabad medical complex, Maxillofacial fractures

Abstract

Objective: The objectives of this study is to review the maxillofacial surgery practice in our institution, its pattern and gaps in our practice.

Material and Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study performed at the Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Hayatabad Medical Complex , Khyber Girls Medical college Peshawar Pakistan from 22nd 0ctober 2013 to 31st December 2016. Five hundred and thirty patients of facial trauma were included in this study. Patients with isolated cases of dentoalveolar and nasal bone fractures or only facial lacerations were excluded from this study as these are treated in emergency department and ENT department. Information and data was collected from indoor medical treatment charts of each patient.

Results: Among 530 cases there were 453 males and 77 females with a male to female ratio of 5.88: 1. The overall mean age was 23.40 with standard deviation of 14.75 . Age 2- 20 years was most common 51.7% . Among 530 cases there were 478 (90.2%) Pakistani and 52 (09.8%) Afghani. A total of 345 patients (65.1%) were admitted through accident and emergency department and 185 through out patient department (34.9%). The most common bone involved was Mandible (49.1%) followed by zygomatic bone (16.4%) and maxilla (14.5%). Road traffic accident was the most common mode of presentation (68.9%)followed by fall (17.0%) and gun shot wound(5.1%).

Conclusions: It was concluded that road traffic accident was the most common etiological factor of maxillofacial skeletal trauma. The common mode of transport was two wheeler motor bike. The most common bone involved was Mandible.

 

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Published

2017-06-30

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Muhammad Mushtaq, & Yasir Rehman Khattak. (2017). TRENDS OF TRAUMA AT A NEWLY ESTABLISHED MAXILLOFACIAL CENTRE IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 7(02), 2–5. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v7i02.409

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Vol. 7 No. 02 (2017): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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