Cranio – facial associated traumas

Abstract

Introduction. Facial Associated traumas generate a range of social problems, with an important economic damage. All these justify the recent study of facial Associated traumas treatment problems, by specialist doctors, however, the elaboration of new curative-diagnostic algorithms remains a priority in the modern traumatology.

The aim of the work: The evaluation of comparative observational descriptive study of cranio – facial Associated traumatic injuries.

Materials and methods: In order to reach the set aim, during 2011 medical assistance was offered to patients with facial traumatic injuries at the Oro-Maxilo-Facial surgical clinic (OMFSu). 153 patients with facial Associated traumas have been monitored and took part in a retrospective epidemiological study which included the frequency of the cranio-facial Associated trauma allocation.

Results and discussion: Facial Associated traumatic injuries constitute of 13,38% from the total number of patients treated at the OMFSu division. Cranio facial traumatism leading with a total of 87,58% cases out of the patients with Associated traumatism. Concussion occupied 75,37% incidents out of the patients with cranio-facial traumatism, followed by cerebral contusion with 3,73% incidents. Cranial bones fractures consisted of 5,22% compared to the soft tissue injuries which consisted of 32,08% of the incidents out of the patients with cranio-facial traumas.

Conclusion: 1. Cranio-facial traumatism consisted of 87,58% cases out of the total number of patients with facial Associated traumatic injuries;

2. Concussion constituted of 75,37% incidents out of the total number of patients with craniofacial traumatism;

3. Soft tissue injuries comprised 32,08% instances out of the total number of patients with craniofacial traumatism.