Prevalence of facial fractures linked to sports practice

Authors

  • José Manuel Díaz Fernández Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico Docente Saturnino Lora. Santiago de Cuba
  • Manuel Kindelán Lusson Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico Docente Saturnino Lora. Santiago de Cuba
  • Maximiliano Freddy Gámez Rodríguez Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico Docente Saturnino Lora. Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

TRAUMATISMS IN ATHLETES, CIGOMATIC FRACTURES, MANDIBULAR FRACTURES, DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY, TRANSVERSAL STUDIES

Abstract

A descriptive cross-sectional research study was made on 57 patients with facial fractures suffered during sporting activities. These patients had been seen by the Maxillofacial Surgery Service of "Saturnino Lara" provincial hospital in Santiago de Cuba from 1992 to 1996 and this type of lesions represented 6.2% of the fractures treated in this period of time. These lesions were more prevailing in athletes who mainly played ball sports, boxing, basketball, karate and softball. The collision with another sportsman was the most frequent injure mechanism fundamentally fight and ball sports. Dentoalveolar and zygomatic mandibular fractures were the predominant fracture patterns. Therapeutical procedures applied to these patients did not differ significantly from that followed in other types of lesions. Sports practicing interruption ranged from 9 to 15 weeks after the initial treatment. Regarding high performance athletes that get injured, it is necessary to set standards for their rehabilitation process to help in taking decisions as to their re-incorporation to sports practice and competition.

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Published

2004-05-06

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Díaz Fernández JM, Kindelán Lusson M, Gámez Rodríguez MF. Prevalence of facial fractures linked to sports practice. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2004 May 6 [cited 2025 Dec. 6];41(2):34-40. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2418

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 2 (2004): MAY- AUG

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Research Article

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