Rev Col Bras Cir
July 2018
Objectives: to investigate the incidence and etiology of face trauma with diagnosis of facial fracture treated at the Buccomaxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology Service of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital Complex in Porto Alegre.
Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional, retrospective epidemiological study of 134 trauma victims with 153 facial fractures.
Results: the male gender was the most affected (86.