IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-9-8-26565 Original Research Paper Pattern of facial bone fractures in road traffic accidents riding on two wheelers in a tertiary Hospital in Bangalore, India. Kumaraswamy Mohan Kumar Dr. August 2020 9 8 01 02 ABSTRACT

The injury to the face is second most common in cases with road traffic accidents in patients on two wheelers. This adds to physical, social, emotional, economical burden and also psychological problems to the patient. It is a retrospective case record study of patients who had come to casualty with Road traffic accidents and were riding a two wheeler. 89 patients were selected with facial bone fractures and analyzed. Out of 89 patients 19% patients had single bone fracture and 67% had multiple bone fractures. Most common fractures were maxilla and nasoethmoid fractures. Conclusion– wearing full helmets can decrease the severity of these injuries. Awareness about wearing full helmets should increase.