[547 facial bone fractures: a statistical report of the Neuruppin Clinic for Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery for the years 1968 to 1977].
Most of the 574 treated patients were adolescents and young adults from 15 to 25 years of age. 73% of these patients had been injured in traffic accidents or by acts of violence, 28% being under the influence of alcohol. The ratio between the mandibular and the midfacial fractures was 2.4:1.57% of the patients had concurrent injuries. 83% of the mandibular fractures and 53% of the midfacial fractures were managed by conservative-orthodontic splintage. Full recovery was seen in 96% of the injured.
D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014754:Violence
574 Gesichtskinochenfrakturen--Statistischer Bericht der Klinik für Stomatologie und Kiefer-Gesichts-Chirurgie Neuruppin der Jahre 1968 bis 1977.