PhD, Associate Professor I.Yu. Gatalskaya¹
PhD, Associate Professor A.V. Fefelov¹
PhD, Associate Professor P.G. Vorontsov^1
1Altay State Medical University, Barnaul

Keywords: sports injuries, maxillofacial area, statistics.

Introduction. In recent years, the urban population has begun to actively visit sports complexes and playgrounds. At the same time, cases of injury have become more frequent, especially in playing sports, where there is direct physical contact between rivals [1].
The purpose of the study is to identify the types of sports injuries of the maxillofacial region.
Methodology and organization of the study. The analysis of sports injuries of the maxillofacial region of Barnaul in the period from 2001 to 2023 was carried out at the Department of Surgical Dentistry of the Altai State Medical University. A total of 53 patients applied for outpatient care in Barnaul hospitals, 49 of them men and four women aged 18 to 42 years. During the study, patients were monitored and treatment was prescribed for athletes with injuries to the maxillofacial region. Special literature was studied on the topic of the study. Methods of mathematical and statistical data processing were used.
The results of the study and their discussion. According to the structure of the injuries received, the distribution was as follows: 46 patients (86.8%) were treated with soft tissue injuries (lacerated and bruised wounds), two patients (3.8%) had a fracture of the alveolar process of the jaws, four patients (7.5%) had dental injuries, and one patient had a combined injury: fracture of the mandible1.95%). Six of them are professional athletes. Four patients with lacerated and bruised wounds of the CHLO and two athletes with an injury to the frontal group of teeth. Of the 47 patients who were injured while doing physical education and sports on their own, three patients played sports in a sports complex without a coach, the remaining 45 on outdoor playgrounds.
The structure of the injuries received was as follows: 42 patients with soft tissue injuries (lacerated and bruised wounds), two patients with a fracture of the alveolar process of the jaws, two patients with dental injuries, and one patient with a combined fracture of the mandible (1.95%).
Conclusion. In the analysis of sports, game types were in the first place: 28 people (69.8%) were injured while playing football. Among winter sports: snowboarding /skiing – 15 people (28.3%), skating – two people (4.3%). Other species – nine people (16.9%).
Thus, the majority of injuries were sustained during unorganized physical education and sports (88.7% of victims). The most traumatic sports turned out to be active sports – football and snowboarding.

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