Facial fractures in the elderly: A retrospective study in a hospital in belo horizonte, brazil

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages E73-E78

  Ramos Chrcanovic, Bruno ^a   Napier Souza, Leandro ^a   Freire Maia, Belini ^b   Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães ^c  

^a CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO NEWTON PAIVA   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly; Face; Facial bones; Fracture; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FACE FRACTURE; FALLING; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; NOSE FRACTURE; ORBIT FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE;

AGED; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKULL FRACTURES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 78650805543     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181cc847b     Document Type: Article

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