title: [A retrospective study of 101 maxillofacial fractures].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical characters and treatments of maxillofacial fractures.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of 101 maxillofacial fractures was presented with respect to age, sex, cause of fractures, pattern of fractures, treatments and therapeutic effect.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of fractures were found in 20-to-50-year-old males. Most fractures happened in summer and the leading causes were traffic accidents. Mandible was the most part of fractures and associated combined injures were found in 31 cases. Rigid internal fixation was the primary treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Maxillofacial fractures mainly occurred in young adult males and traffic accidents were the main causes. Rigid internal fixation after exact replacement was the primary common treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dalian Central Hospital, Dalian, 116033, China. lingfeng887463@sina.com
authors.forename: Changfeng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Xiaonan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Qingfeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult