CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH COMBINED INJURIES OF THE FACIAL SKELETON

Abstract

The growing level of traumatism associated with active urbanization and increasing transport load remains one of the pressing problems of contemporary medicine. Injuries to the bones of the maxillofacial region account on average for 6–8% of all traumatic injuries, with mandibular fractures playing the leading role, reaching 70–85% of all injuries of the facial skeleton [1, 2]. Up to 45% of patients hospitalized after road traffic accidents present with facial skeleton injuries, while the share of combined and multiple injuries of the maxillofacial region reaches 35–40%. Such injuries are accompanied by a high rate of complications and persistent disability in 15–25% of patients, with up to 50% failing to return to their previous occupation within the first year after trauma [3, 4].