Motorcycle related cranio-maxillofacial injuries at a tertiary hospital in the Philippines

Authors

  • Rhodieleen Anne R. de la Cruz Department of Otorhinolaryngology Philippine General Hospital University of the Philippines Manila
  • Rene S. Tuazon Department of Otorhinolaryngology College of Medicine - Philippine General Hospital University of the Philippines Manila

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32412/pjohns.v31i2.231

Keywords:

cranio-maxillofacial fractures, motorcycle accidents, helmet, tripod fracture, temporal bone fracture

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe the type and determine the number of motorcycle related cranio-maxillofacial injuries that were seen by the ORL service in the emergency room of a tertiary hospital from January 2013 to December 2013

 

METHODS

Study Design:         Cross sectional retrospective chart review

Setting:                     Tertiary National University Hospital 

Subjects:                  One hundred nine charts of patients seen at the emergency room from January 2013 to December 2013 were reviewed

 

RESULTS:  Of the 109 charts of patients involved in vehicular accidents, there were 76 documented cases of motorcycle related accidents. Of these, 91% involved males and 9% involved females. Seventy one percent did not wear helmets, of whom 36% were young adult males between the ages of 18-30 years. Those that wore helmets had a total of 27 different facial fracture sites: 19% zygomatic tripod fractures, 15% temporal bone fractures and 11% with no fractures noted. Among those who did not wear helmets 75 fractures were noted. Twenty four percent were tripod fractures, 15% temporal bone fractures and 12% maxillary fractures. Only one did not incur any fractures.

 

CONCLUSION: Most cranio-maxillofacial fractures seen at the emergency room were from motorcycle related injuries (70%).  Despite implementation of Republic Act 10054 (The Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009) majority of motorcycle-related accidents are still incurred by riders without helmets.

 

Keywords: cranio-maxillofacial fractures, motorcycle accidents, helmet, tripod fracture, temporal bone fracture

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Published

2016-11-30

How to Cite

1.
de la Cruz RAR, Tuazon RS. Motorcycle related cranio-maxillofacial injuries at a tertiary hospital in the Philippines. Philipp J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2016 Nov. 30 [cited 2024 Apr. 24];31(2):27-30. Available from: https://pjohns.pso-hns.org/index.php/pjohns/article/view/231

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2016): Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Section

Original Articles

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