Maxillofacial trauma of pediatric patients in Malaysia: A retrospective study from 1999 to 2001 in three hospitals Roslan Abdul Rahman a , Roszalina Ramli a, * , Normastura Abdul Rahman b , Haizal Mohd Hussaini c , Sharifah Munirah AI Idrus d,e , Abdul Latif Abdul Hamid f a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry and Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia), Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia b School of Dental Sciences, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia c Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia d Department of Oral Surgery, Hospital Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia e Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kajang Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia f Department of Oral Surgery, Hospital Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Received 29 November 2006; received in revised form 2 March 2007; accepted 3 March 2007 International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (2007) 71, 929—936 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijporl KEYWORDS Maxillofacial trauma; Paediatric; Retrospective study; Three hospitals; Malaysia Summary Objective: Maxillofacial trauma in children is not common worldwide. Domestic injuries are frequently seen in younger children while older children are mostly involved in motor vehicle accidents (MVA). The objective of this study was to analyze the pattern of maxillofacial injuries in pediatric patients referred to three govern- ment main hospitals in different areas of West Malaysia. Methods: Patients’ records of three selected hospitals in Malaysia (National Univer- sity of Malaysia Hospital, Kajang Hospital and Seremban Hospital) from January 1999 to December 2001 were reviewed. Data associated with demographics, etiology of injury in relation to age group, type of injuries whether soft tissues of hard tissue in relation to age group and treatment modalities were collected. Results: A total of 521 pediatric patients’ records were reviewed. Malays made up the majority of patients with maxillofacial injuries in the three hospitals. Males * Corresponding author. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jln Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel.: +60 3 40405786; fax: +60 3 26982944. E-mail address: r2tdh2004@yahoo.co.uk (R. Ramli). 0165-5876/$ — see front matter # 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.03.003