PATTERN AND AETIOLOGY OF MAXILLFACIAL INJURY AT TEACHING HOSPITALS AT KOHAT, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN

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Abstract

Maxillofacial, plastic and trauma surgeons come across maxillofacial injuries in the developing as well as in
the developed countries world wide. Injury to this region of human body poses a challenge to the surgical team. This
study was aimed to determine, the aetiology, the demographic distribution, the type of tissue involvement and the
portion of face affected by injuries. This descriptive study was conducted at two teaching hospitals (DHQ Teaching
Hospital KDA, Liaqat Memorial Hospital) at Kohat, Pakistan, during the period between December 2010 to June
2012. A specially designed proforma was used to recod biographic data of patients, aetiologic factors and region of
the face involved. A total of 639 patients were studied. Males dominated females by a ration of 4.03:1. The mean age
was 30.35± 5.6. Most of the injuries were caused by Road traffic accidents n=224 (35.05%), Fire arm injury n=128
(20.03%) and Bomb blasts injury n=96 (15.02%). Soft tissues injury n=414 (64.78%) were greater than hard tissues
n=225 (35.21%). The upper third of the face n=110 (17.21%) was quite less when compared to the injuries of middle
third n=284 (44.44%) and lower face n=245 (38.34%) respectively. Road traffic accidents, fire arm and bomb blasts
are the major etiological factors of maxillofacial injury in the area of this study.
Key Words: Aetiology, Maxillofacial injury, bomb blast, Kohat

Authors: 
Siddique user Ahmad
Mushtaq Ahmad
Dila Baz Khan

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