Open AccessInterpersonal violence and maxillofacial fractures
Author(s) -
Blair S York,
Kimberley N Sent-Doux,
Junseok Heo,
Mikayla Barnett,
Reginald Marsh,
Craig A. MacKin,
Swee T. Tan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_175_19
Subject(s) - medicine , interpersonal violence , oral and maxillofacial surgery , injury prevention , poison control , dentistry , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , public health , mandibular fracture , emergency medicine , nursing , pathology
Accident Compensation Corporation statistics shows that maxillofacial fracture affects 11,000 people with an approximate $90 million annual cost in New Zealand dollars (NZD). Previous studies have demonstrated interpersonal violence (IPV), road traffic accidents (RTAs), sports injury, and falls being the common causes of maxillofacial fracture. This study investigated the causes and associated alcohol and/or drug use and fracture patterns in patients presenting with maxillofacial fractures in the Wellington region.