PATTERN OF MOTORCYCLE RELATED MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES IN PATIENTS PRESENTING TO A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN PAKISTAN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Authors

  • Nadia Ashraf Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peshawar Dental College
  • Fahimuddin Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Khyber Girls Medical College/Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar
  • Khadim Shah Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Khyber Girls Medical College/Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar
  • Sardar Muhammad Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Khyber Girls Medical College/Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar
  • Asif Kamal Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Khyber Girls Medical College/Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar
  • Ayesha Siraj Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Khyber Girls Medical College/Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i1.89

Keywords:

motor bike accident, helmet, mandible

Abstract

Objectives: To analyze the pattern of maxillofacial injuries and associated concomitant injuries received by a motorcyclist.
Methods and materials: This descriptive (cross-sectional) study carried out at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from 4th December, 2019 to 20th February 2021. A total of 386 patients having road traffic accidents were included in the study regardless of age and gender. Every patient was examined both clinically and radiographically to confirm the site of maxillofacial fracture.
Results: Majority of the patients were involved in motorbike accidents (79%) among the patients injured in road traffic accidents. More than two third of the patients were young males (76%) as compare to females (24%). Out of 304 patients who sustained maxillofacial trauma during motor bike accidents, only a minority of victims 38(12.5%) used helmets while the remaining did not. The most common fractured site was mandible (46.7%).
Conclusion: Most of the patients encountered in the present study were young males without helmets and mandible being the most frequent site.

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Published

2022-03-31

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Nadia Ashraf, Fahimuddin, Khadim Shah, Sardar Muhammad, Asif Kamal, & Ayesha Siraj. (2022). PATTERN OF MOTORCYCLE RELATED MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES IN PATIENTS PRESENTING TO A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN PAKISTAN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 12(1), 67–70. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i1.89

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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