Bony Facial Trauma Score Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Facial Trauma.

Background: The bony facial trauma score (BFTS) is a rubric used to assess the severity of facial trauma. Objectives: To compare the BFTS with relevant clinical outcomes while controlling for medical comorbidities and polytrauma. Methods: A retrospective review of facial trauma patients evaluated between 2017 and 2022 was conducted. While controlling for medical comorbidities and polytrauma, multivariate regression models were used to assess the relationship between BFTS and outcome variables such as length of stay (LOS) and malocclusion. Results: In total, 176 patients were included in the analysis. The average age was 36.5 years (standard deviation [SD] of 16.8), and 68.8% were male. The most common mechanism of injury was blunt force (92.6%) and the mean BFTS was 10.73 (SD of 11.05). BFTS was found to correlate with the following (p < 0.05): total LOS and ICU LOS, malocclusion, likelihood of requiring multiple surgeries, and diplopia. Conclusion: The BFTS is significantly correlated with multiple outcome variables while controlling for medical comorbidities and polytrauma.