Etiology and Patterns of Pediatric Mandibular Fractures in Portugal: A Retrospective Study of 10 Years

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 384-391

  Ferreira, Pedro Costa ^a   Amarante, José Manuel ^a   Silva, Álvaro Catarino ^a   Pereira, José Miguel ^a   Cardoso, Maria Augusta ^a   Rodrigues, Jorge Manuel ^a  

^a Hospital de São João   (United States)

Author keywords

Mandibular fractures; Motor vehicle accident; Pediatric population

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; JAW; MALE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ORAL SURGERY; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; MALE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PORTUGAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3042785628     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200405000-00008     Document Type: Article

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