Jaw fractures in the county of Stockholm (1978-1980) (I). General survey.
The material comprised patients from the Stockholm region with jaws fractured during the years 1978-1980. It is the first time a total material is reported from this area. The following data were registered from case sheets and radiographs: age, sex and nationality, time of injury, admittance clinic, time spent in hospital, delay before treatment, aetiology of injury, associated consumption of alcohol or narcotics, localisation and number of fractures, additional injuries, treatment complications and cooperation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012621:Seasons; D013548:Sweden