Pattern of assault-related maxillofacial injuries treated at the General hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Olojede, A.C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gbotolorun, O.M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ogundana, O.M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Emeka, I.C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Emmanuel, M.M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oluseye, S.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Runsewe, O. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-17T13:30:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-09-17T13:30:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description | Staff publications | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Background: The human face often constitutes the first point of contact in various human interactions and it is frequently the preferred target for blows in assault cases. Aim: To analyze the pattern of assault-related maxillofacial injuries treated at the General Hospital, Lagos over a period of one year. Methodology: This is one year prospective study of assault-related maxillofacial injuries treated at the Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Centre, General Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria. A face-to-face interviewer- administered structured proforma was used to obtain information from study subjects. Results: Thirty-three patients with maxillofacial injuries met the inclusion criteria for this study. Their age ranged between 16 and 48 years with a mean age of 28.2 ± 7.4 years. There were 25(75.8%) males and 8(24.2%) females with a male/female ratio of 3:1. Majority of the patients, 24(72.7%) did not have any skilled employment while the remaining 9(27.3%) were road transport workers, specifically commercial bus drivers and motorcycle riders. The most frequently seen soft tissue injury was contusion which accounted for 17(51.5%) cases while 13 (39%) of the patients sustained mandibular fracture which was the most common hard tissue injury. Conclusion: Assault-related maxillofacial injuries are most common amongst young adult males who are not skillfully employed; this can be attributed to the increased disposition to violence in males in our enviroment | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Olojede, A.C. [Et...al] (2016). Pattern of assault-related maxillofacial injuries treated at the General hospital, Lagos, Nigeria. J West Afr Coll Surg., Vol.6(3), 68-82pp. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5657 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | J West Afr Coll Surg | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | J West Afr Coll Surg.;Vol.6(3) | |
| dc.subject | Assaults injuries | en_US |
| dc.subject | maxillofacial injuries | en_US |
| dc.subject | Soft tussue injuries | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mandibular fractures | en_US |
| dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::ODONTOLOGY::Orthodontics | en_US |
| dc.title | Pattern of assault-related maxillofacial injuries treated at the General hospital, Lagos, Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |