MAXILLOFACIAL WAR INJURIES IN CIVILIANS AND SERVICEMEN DURING THE AGGRESSION AGAINST CROATIA

Although civilian populations have been heavily involved in most of th e recent wars and conflicts throughout the world, most reports analyze d casualty data of military personnel, often leaving civilian casualti es excluded or underestimated, A comparison of epidemiologic and medic al data for maxillofacial injuries between civilians and servicemen (p olicemen, soldiers, and United Nations Protection Forces) during the a ggression against Croatia is attempted. Of the 220 casualties admitted to the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery in Zagreb between August 1 991 and December 1992, almost one-fourth were civilians, A significant difference between civilians and servicemen was noted in age and sex distribution. The incidence and severity of maxillofacial and associat ed injuries is almost equal, and the pattern of injuries is of the sam e type for civilian and military personnel.