Maxillofacial injuries sustained during soccer: incidence, severity and risk factors

• Published in: Dental traumatology Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 193 - 196
• Main Authors: Papakosta, Veronica, Koumoura, Fanny, Mourouzis, Constantinos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2008
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Athletic Injuries - epidemiology; Athletic Injuries - pathology; Athletic Injuries - surgery; Dentistry; Europe - epidemiology; Fracture Fixation, Internal; Humans; Incidence; Male; Mandibular Fractures - epidemiology; Mandibular Fractures - pathology; Mandibular Fractures - surgery; Maxillofacial Injuries - epidemiology; Maxillofacial Injuries - pathology; Maxillofacial Injuries - surgery; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Soccer - injuries; Trauma Severity Indices; Zygomatic Fractures - epidemiology; Zygomatic Fractures - pathology; Zygomatic Fractures - surgery; Europe

–  A very popular sport worldwide, soccer generates a great number of maxillofacial injuries, mainly fractures, resulting in esthetic or functional problems. The aim of this retrospective study was to contribute to the knowledge of soccer‐related maxillofacial injuries, and call attention to the ris...