Introduction: Pediatric facial fractures due to intentionally violent mechanisms represent a unique subset of facial fractures. The objective of our research is to identify how violence affects patterns of facial fractures and their management in pediatric patients. Methods: An IRB approved, retrospective study of our institution's pediatric patients ≤18 years of age who presented with ≥1 facial fracture due to violence from January 2006 to December 2015 was performed. Violence was defined as trauma intended to hurt another or self. Demographics, fractures, mechanism, concomitant injuries, and management were analyzed. Results: The 1274 patients were diagnosed with facial fractures, with 235 of these due to violence (18%). These patients of violence (POV) had 332 fractures, with an average fracture per patient of 1.4 ± .0.8. The majority (86%) were male, Non-Hispanic African American (35%), and the average age was 15.9 ± 2.8 years. The most common fracture was the mandible (50% of patients) and most common mechanism was assault (76%). The POV were older, male, and of minority race/ethnic groups when compared to patients of non-violence (PONV) (P
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