Maxillofacial Injuries in Padel Game

Background Maxillofacial injuries are very frequent in the sports environment. Padel is a new sport of Mexican origin, very popular in Mexico, Spain, and Italy, but with a rapid spread in Europe and other continents. Aims The aim of this article is to report our experience of 16 patients with maxillofacial injuries that occurred during padel matches in 2021. All these injuries occurred due to the racket bouncing against the glass of the padel court. The bounce of the racquet is given either because the player was trying to hit the ball near the glass or by throwing the racket against the glass for an act of nervousness. Methods We carried out a literature review about sports traumas, and we calculated the possible force with which the racket, once bounced off the glass, hits the players' faces. Results and Conclusions The racket, bouncing off the glass wall, arrives with a specific force in the face of the player who threw the racket, being able to cause skin wounds, injuries, and fractures mainly at the level of the dentoalveolar junction.