The association between head injury and facial fracture treatment: an observational study of hospitalized bicyclists from a level 1 trauma centre

To compare the types of facial fractures and their treatment in bicyclists admitted to a level 1 trauma centre with major and minor-moderate head injury. Retrospective analysis of data from bicycle-related injuries in the period 2005–2016 extracted from the Oslo University Hospital trauma registry. A total of 967 bicyclists with head injuries classified according to the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) were included. The group suffering minor-moderate head injury (AIS Head 1–2) included 518 bicyclists, while 449 bicyclists had major head injury (AIS Head 3–6). The mean patient age was 40.2 years (range 3–91 years) and 701 patients (72