title: Retrospective analysis of 1502 patients with facial fractures.
abstract: A total of 1502 patients with facial fractures treated between 1981 and 1996 were retrospectively analysed. The male: female ratio was 2.8:1 and the largest subgroup of patients was between 10 and 29 years of age. The most common cause of injury was traffic accidents (52%) involving motorcycles, bicycles or automobiles. Other common causes included, in descending order, falls (16.6%), assaults (15.5%) and sports (9.7%). Isolated mandibular fractures were most common (56.9%), followed by isolated midface fractures (25.9%). The percentage of fractures involving both the midface and mandible was 6.7, and that of isolated alveolar fractures was 10.5.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry, Suita City, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kogo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuya
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data