title: Maxillofacial skeleton injuries in the western states of Nigeria.
abstract: A retrospective analysis of 104 patients with maxillofacial skeleton injuries, treated at the University College Hospital, Ibadan was undertaken. 84.62% of the patients were male, 75.0% of the fractures were mandibular. 80.77% were due to road traffic accidents and 4.81% to armed robbery attacks. The aetiology, pattern and incidence of fractures, age, sex, presence of infection, time lag between injury and treatment and the results are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology