Abstract
Facial bone fractures have been increasing in accordance with the increase of sports and automobile accidents. A high level of clinical management for these injuries, therefore, is now a social demand. Otolaryngological management is also indispensable for improving function and appearance of the face and head. We investigated these fractures in our clinic.
We encountered 167 patients with facial bone fractures during the 7 years, 1972-1978. These patients were analyzed according to age, sex, cause and location of the fractures. Nasal bone fractures included 65 percent of the facial bone fractures. Males were significantly predominant (84.4 percent). These injuries mainly resulted during sports, automobile accidents and fighting. The fractures occurring during automobile accidents were generally severe and involved many facial bones, while almost all those occurring during sports were nasal bone fractures and rather slight in degree. In our clinic, and others as well, severe fractures were not common while nasal bone injuries were most common. Thus, precise otolaryngological knowledge and management should be the objective of ENT clinicians.
