Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of craniofacial soft tissue injuries in a plastic emergency department in Xi'an, China: a retrospective study of 22887 patients from 2019 to 2023.

Objective: This study aims to describe the epidemiological features of craniofacial soft tissue injuries in a major plastic emergency department in northwest China.

Methods: A retrospective review of emergency medical records (2019-2023) was conducted for craniofacial soft tissue injury patients. Demographic and clinical data were collected and analyzed, stratified by age and with consideration of the COVID-19 period.