Six years of facial trauma care: an epidemiological analysis of 355 cases

Facial traumas are frequent in emergencies, and they require the diagnosis of fractures and associated lesions. To analyze epidemiological data concerning facial trauma care. Three hundred and fifty-five charts from patients with facial trauma treated by the Service of Otorhinolaryngology, from January 2002 to December 2008, were revised. The following data was collected: age, gender, etiology, anatomical localization of the fracture, associated injuries, alcohol consumption, treatment, and hospitalization. A retrospective historical longitudinal study. Most of the patients are young adult men (p