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VIEIRA, Camila Lins; ARAUJO, Daniella Cristina da Costa; RIBEIRO, Maria Luísa Soares  e  LAUREANO FILHO, José Rodrigues. Soft tissue injury in victims of bucco-maxillo-facial trauma. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.1, pp. 97-104. ISSN 1808-5210.

Object: This paper set out to evaluate the prevalence and components of facial soft tissue injuries in patients treated at Hospital da Restauração - HR from September 2011 to July 2012. Method: The sample comprised 160 patients, who were interviewed using a questionnaire to obtain data on their personal particulars, time and location of the trauma event, use of safety devices, driver's license and alcoholic beverage intake. Result: Facial trauma occurred mainly in men (81.9%), 34.4% of whom were young adults. Most of facial traumas were due to a motor vehicle accident (46.2%) and interpersonal violence (22.5%). The most common anatomical locations of the injuries were the frontal region (43.8%) and the upper and lower lips (20.6%). The size of the lesion ranged from 0.2 to 24 cm, with 58.6% of patients having injuries ranging from 1.01 to 5 cm and 31.7% with injuries from 0.01 to 1 cm. Conclusion: Facial soft tissue injuries occur mainly in men and are due mostly to motor vehicle accidents. The injuries ranged from 0.2 to 10 cm, with an average occurrence of one injury per case, the frontal region being the most affected

Palavras-chave : Facial Injuries; Facial Bones; accidents; Traffic.