Facial fractures in children: an analysis of 122 fractures in 109 patients

Plast Reconstr Surg. 1977 Jan;59(1):15-20. doi: 10.1097/00006534-197701000-00002.

Abstract

A retrospective study of 122 facial fractures in 109 children, under 16 years of age, is reported. The data are analyzed in terms of fracture type, sex, age, etiology, therapy, and complications.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Facial Bones / injuries*
  • Female
  • Fractures, Bone*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mandibular Injuries / surgery
  • Maxillofacial Injuries / surgery
  • Nose / injuries
  • Nose / surgery
  • Orbit / injuries
  • Orbit / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Zygomatic Fractures / surgery