The purpose of this study was to analyse the demographics, causes and characteristics of maxillofacial @entity174 managed at several European departments of oral and maxillofacial surgery over one year. The following data were recorded: gender, age, aetiology, site of @entity174 , @entity8494 severity score, timing of intervention, length of hospital stay. Data for a total of 3396 @entity1 (2655 males and 741 females) with 4155 @entity174 were recorded. The mean age differed from country to country, ranging between 29.9 and 43.9 years. Overall, the most frequent cause of injury was assault, which accounted for the injuries of 1309 @entity1 ; assaults and falls alternated as the most important aetiological factor in the various centres. The most frequently observed @entity174 involved the mandible with 1743 @entity174 , followed by orbital-zygomatic-maxillary (OZM) @entity174 . Condylar @entity174 were the most commonly observed mandibular @entity174 . The results of the EURMAT collaboration confirm the changing trend in maxillofacial @entity130 epidemiology in Europe, with @entity130 cases caused by assaults and falls now outnumbering those due to road traffic accidents. The progressive ageing of the European population, in addition to strict road and work legislation may have been responsible for this change. @entity1 are still the most frequent victims of @entity11253 .

European Maxillofacial XXXX (EURMAT) project: A multicentre and prospective study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'Men'] @entity11253 :: ('MESH:D008446', 'Disease') :: ['maxillofacial injuries'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'facial fractures', 'fracture'] @entity8494 :: ('MESH:D005151', 'Disease') :: ['facial injury'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['Trauma']
