Table 3 Fractures and injury patterns in patients with coexisting maxillofacial trauma
From: Assessment of maxillofacial trauma in emergency department
n of patients | % of patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Orthopaedic injuries | Hand/wrist | 17 | 9,8 |
Forearm | 16 | 9,3 | |
Femur | 16 | 9,3 | |
Tibia/Fibula | 16 | 9,3 | |
Humerus | 11 | 6,3 | |
Clavicle/Scapula | 10 | 5,8 | |
Foot/Ankle | 9 | 5,2 | |
Lumber vertebra | 3 | 1,7 | |
Abdominal/Pelvic | Pelvis fracture | 13 | 7,5 |
Spleen hematoma | 5 | 2,9 | |
Liver hematoma | 4 | 2,3 | |
Pelvis hematoma | 2 | 1,1 | |
Gastric perforation | 2 | 1,1 | |
Retroperitoneal hematoma | 1 | 0,5 | |
Torso injuries | Clavicle/Scapula fracture | 10 | 5,8 |
Pnemothorax/Hemothorax | 11 | 6,3 | |
Costa fracture | 7 | 4,0 | |
Pulmonary contusion | 2 | 1,1 | |
n | % of patients with TBI | ||
TBI’s | Subarachnoid haemorrhage | 30 | 44.1 |
Brain contusion | 15 | 22 | |
Epidural haemorrhage | 14 | 20.5 | |
Pnemocephalus | 13 | 19.1 | |
Subdural haemorrhage | 11 | 16.1 | |
Diffuse axonal injury | 4 | 5.8 |