Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | Volume 2, Issue 3 | Research Article | Open Access
Henrique Hadad*, Silva Medeiros JA, Teixeira Colombo L, Rangel Garcia I Jr, Avila Souza F and Marcondes Aranega A
Department of Surgery and Integrated Clinic, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil
*Correspondance to: Henrique Hadad
Fulltext PDFThe injuries to maxillo skeleton represent a large percentage in the emergency services. The nasal fractures have a higher incidence between the facial traumas ranging from 39% to 50%. By other side, the public policies for prevention of this trauma have been implemented by the government. The aim of this study is to realize conduct a epidemiological study of nasal fractures in the Aracatuba, SP- Brazil, between January of 2006 to December 2011, attended by the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service at the School of Dentistry Aracatuba (FOA/UNESP). In the period evaluated, 1245 facial traumas were attended, of which 490 (39.35%), representing nasal fractures. The highest frequency of this nasal fractures was observed in males (70%), of which physical aggression was the highest etiological agent (24.3%). In 2006, there were 144 cases of nasal fractures, in 2007 this number went down to 99 patients, in 2008 e 2009 this number varied between 77 and 115 patients with nasal fractures. In 2010, there was a reduction of 70% in relation to 2009, only 24 cases were treated and in 2011 only 31 patients. Thefore, the results obtained in this study allow us to conclude that there was a reduction in the nasal fractures frequency and this reduction is associated with a national public policy such as decrease consumption of alcoholic drink associated with driving and the public security.
Wounds and injuries; Traumatology; Nasal bone; Prevalence
Hadad H, Silva Medeiros JA, Teixeira Colombo L, Rangel Garcia I Jr, Avila Souza F, Marcondes Aranega A. Epidemiological Study of Nasal Fractures Treated at the School of Dentistry Aracatuba from 2006 to 2011. Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;2(3):1040.