Facial Injuries - Epidemiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

A pilot study of the prevalence of orofacial and head injuries in schoolboy cricketers at eight private schools in England and Australia.

29 Jun 2009 AIMS: The aims of this pilot study were to determine the prevalence of head, face and dental injuries sustained by schoolboys while playing cricket and to compare the prevalence of those injuries in England and Australia. METHODS: A questionnaire ... Read more...

When violence strikes the head, neck, and face.

29 Jun 2009 INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to find characteristics in head-neck-facial (HNF) injuries among victims of violence and to test the hypothesis that the type of injury, location, and mechanism behind it vary between the genders. METHODS: A ... Read more...

Baseball-related injuries to children treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States, 1994-2006.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of baseball-related injuries among children in the United States. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of data for children younger than 18 years of age from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Facial Injuries - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A pilot study of the prevalence of orofacial and head injuries in schoolboy cricketers at eight private schools in England and Australia. 29 Jun 2009
• When violence strikes the head, neck, and face. 29 Jun 2009
• Predator attacks on sheep in Northumberland. 25 Jun 2009
• Baseball-related injuries to children treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States, 1994-2006. 30 May 2009
• Outcome analysis of sports-related multiple facial fractures. 29 Apr 2009
• Air medical evacuations of soldiers for oral-facial disease and injuries, 2005, Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom. 30 Mar 2009
• Glass table injuries in children--an underestimated hazard. 30 Mar 2009
• Glass table-related injuries in children. 27 Feb 2009
• Injuries from bear (Ursus thibetanus) attacks in Kashmir. 27 Feb 2009
• Do American football players in Turkey protect themselves from dental or orofacial trauma? 30 Jan 2009
• Oral and facial trauma among paratroopers in the Israel Defense Forces. 30 Jan 2009
• Substance use in vulnerable patients with orofacial injury: prevalence, correlates, and unmet service needs. 30 Jan 2009
• Orofacial injuries and mouth guard use in elite commando fighters. 29 Nov 2008
• Pediatric facial trauma. 29 Nov 2008
• Trends in maxillofacial injuries in women, 2000-2004. 16 Nov 2008
• [Fractured zygoma: a review of 356 cases] 20 Oct 2008
• Bicycle-related injuries among children and adolescents in the United States. 18 Oct 2008
• Injuries to the head and face in women's collegiate field hockey. 30 Aug 2008
• Helmet use and the risk of neck or cervical spine injury among users of motorized two-wheel vehicles. 30 Jul 2008
• Risk factors for injuries to maxillary permanent incisors and upper lip among schoolchildren in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Facial Injuries'

Definition: General or unspecified injuries to the soft tissue or bony portions of the face.

Descriptor UI: D005151

Alternative terms: Facial Injuries; Injuries, Facial; Facial Injury; Injury, Facial;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C21.866.260.275;

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified for soft tissue or bony portions of face; consider also /inj with FACIAL BONES or specific facial bones; fractures: see note on FACIAL BONES; TN 115: use of FACIAL INJURIES & jaw inj