TY - JOUR ID - 102129 TI - Patterns of Maxillofacial Fractures: A Systematic Review JO - Trauma Monthly JA - TM LA - en SN - 2251-7464 AU - Sadeghi, Nima AU - Parandoosh, Parastoo AU - Kalantar Motamedi, Mohammad Hosein AD - Private Practice, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Tehran, Iran AD - Dentist, Tehran university of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran AD - Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 24 IS - 4 SP - 1 EP - 6 KW - Maxillofacial KW - pattern KW - Fractures KW - Trauma DO - 10.5812/traumamon.87169 N2 - Context: The face is the most exposed part of the body; therefore, the maxillofacial region is vulnerable to trauma. The evaluation of the incidence and etiology of maxillofacial traumas is necessary to disclose the pattern of fractures.Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the pattern of maxillofacial fractures (MFs) and associated injuries by a literature review.Data Sources: Original papers investigating the pattern of MFs and associated injuries published before November 2018 were examined. Online sources including PubMed, Scopus, Medline, Wiley, ISI Web of Knowledge, and EMBASE were searched for these papers. The extracted data included study characteristics, participants’ characteristics, MFs causes, and distribution of various MFs.Results: In total, 17,055 patients (men: 83.61%; women: 16.38%) were examined. The age range was 21 - 30 years in 40.89% of the patients with MFs. The most common risk factor of fractures was road traffic accidents (45.33%). Mandibular fractures were more frequent than other injuries. Condyle was the most common mandibular fracture (25.89%). Le Fort II was the most common site in the middle-third fractures (30.29%).Conclusions: The results showed that maxillofacial fractures were more frequent in men, in the age of 21 to 30 years, in the site of the mandible, and mainly caused by road traffic accidents. UR - https://www.traumamon.com/article_102129.html L1 - https://www.traumamon.com/article_102129_b2b1cee02506a8031458d9408a9990ef.pdf ER -