Abstract
Does the Facial Construct Protect the Brain from the Impact of Traumatic Injuries? A Retrospective study
Highlights
Maxillofacial injuries are conventionally approached as an isolated entity in the emergency department
This study aims to determine the association between the incidence, pattern, and frequency of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in patients sustaining maxillofacial traumatic injuries and its clinical implications
Clinical and radiographic data pertaining to the age, gender, mechanism of injury, type of maxillofacial injury sustained, frequency and type of facial fracture, the incidence of traumatic brain injury, and pattern and severity of the brain injury were obtained
Summary
Maxillofacial injuries are conventionally approached as an isolated entity in the emergency department. Proximity and complexity of the maxillofacial architecture always bear a risk of concomitant injury to the cranium during trauma and incidence rates as high as 86% have been reported in the literature [1]. The construct of the facial bones has always been considered to protect the brain from the impact of these traumatic injuries. Knowledge about the association and incidence of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) coexisting with the maxillofacial injuries is very important, as concurrent evaluation for evidence of a closedhead injury may be overlooked or relegated to obscurity following a patient's initial evaluation [2]. This study aims to determine the association between the incidence, pattern, and frequency of TBI in patients sustaining maxillofacial traumatic injuries and its clinical implications
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