Authors: Fabio Roccia Paolo Boffano Francesca Antonella Bianchi Giovanni Gerbino
Publish Date: 2012/08/07
Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 181-186
Abstract
From a systematic computerassisted database that has continuously recorded patients hospitalized with maxillofacial fractures only patients with workrelated injuries were considered Occupation mechanism of injury and demographic and clinical data were analyzedWorkrelated facial injuries represented the fifth most common cause of injury with a percentage of 63 Maxillofacial fractures were most often seen in construction workers 379 The middle third was involved in 67 of the cases the mandible was the most frequently injured siteWorkrelated maxillofacial trauma is rare but it is often complex and challenging as Facial Injury Severity Scale values show In agreement with the few published reports construction workers together with farm and forestry workers are at the highest risk of injuries mainly because of struck by a thrown projected or falling object
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