Study to determine the impact of seatbelt on Maxillofacial bone fractures and associated injuries in road traffic accidents in Saudi Arabia: A 10 years retrospective study
Research results highlight the necessity for stronger public health strategies and road safety programs to improve seatbelt usage and decrease injury severity in road traffic accidents. Research findings indicate specific vehicle safety design enhancements needed to prevent facial injuries more effectively.
Authors
- Nazim Nasir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0873-0502)
- Ali Mohieldin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2149-2687)
- Abdelrhman A. G. Altijani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9560-2607)
- Sunil Kumar Vaddamanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1583-3246)
- Shaik Mohammed Asif
- Bayapa Reddy Narapureddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7084-2014)
- Adam Dawria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1597-1160)
- Faheem Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8438-4245)
- Amna Hamid Imam Babeker
- Awad Osman Abdalla Mohamed
- Hytham Hummad
Institutions
- King Khalid University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330994
- Primary Topic
- Facial Trauma and Fracture Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00