Epidemiology of maxillofacial injuries in athletes

The general enthusiasm connected with sports activities causes that we often forget about threat connected with careless sports activities. The aim of this paper was the evaluation of causes and frequencies of maxillofacial injuries in hospitalized athletes in the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery...

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Published inWiadomości lekarskie (1960) Vol. 59; no. 3-4; p. 199
Main Authors Mazur, Marcin, Mazur-Psonka, Lidia, Drugacz, Jan, Krajewski-Siuda, Krzysztof
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 2006
Subjects
Accidents - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Athletic Injuries - prevention & control
Female
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Maxillofacial Injuries - epidemiology
Maxillofacial Injuries - prevention & control
Poland - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Sports - statistics & numerical data
Poland
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Summary:The general enthusiasm connected with sports activities causes that we often forget about threat connected with careless sports activities. The aim of this paper was the evaluation of causes and frequencies of maxillofacial injuries in hospitalized athletes in the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery in Katowice. Period between 1992-2002 was analyzed. Material consisted of 59 patients in whom injury required hospitalization. In studied material the frequency and causes of maxillofacial injuries in athletes in eleven-year period was examined. Male and female patients were divided in two groups: I--team sports and II--individual sports. In analyzed material injuries of upper part of facial skull were not affirmed. Injuries of upper facial massif overweighed its bottom massif injuries.
ISSN:0043-5147