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The Changing Picture of Facial Fractures5-Year Review
CPT Richard A. Beck, MC, USA;
LTC Don B. Blakeslee, MC, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989;115(7):826-829.
Abstract
• A decline in the overall number and severity of facial fractures has been observed at Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash. Hospital records of patients (N = 262) who were treated for fractures of the zygoma, maxilla, and mandible between 1983 and 1987 were reviewed. The three leading causes of facial fractures were assault (35%), vehicular accidents (26%), and sports (12%). The preferred treatment modality consisted of open reduction and internal fixation with plates. Societal influences have been responsible for this declining trend in the number and severity of facial fractures. This pattern will impact on training programs that necessitate physician rotations at large trauma centers to provide necessary exposure to maxillofacial injuries.
(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989;115:826-829)
Author Affiliations
From the Otolaryngology Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication December 16, 1988.
Presented at the Annual Clinical Meeting of the Washington State Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Sunriver, Ore, June 24, 1988.
The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and should not be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.
Reprints not available.
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