title: A comparative study on maxillofacial fractures in central and eastern Anatolia. A retrospective study.
abstract: The present report is an analysis of 190 patients with maxillofacial fractures from East Anatolia, and 212 patients with maxillofacial fractures from Central Anatolia. The aetiology, types, sites, sex, age, treatment and the results are discussed. These showed a high male:female ratio. The highest incidence was seen in the second and third decades and the lowest incidence in the seventh decade. The predominant causative factor in this study was traffic accidents, followed by fights and falls. Fractures of the body of the mandible, and LeFort I fractures in the midface, were the most common fractures in this study.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Güven
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014421:Turkey