title: Maxillofacial Fractures in Bhopal, India: Analytic Study of 1268 Cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To ascertain the pattern, incidence, causes, age and sex distribution, types, condition and treatment of maxillofacial fractures and their interwoven relationship being practiced in Bhopal.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospectively 3 year records of patients with maxillofacial fractures from 12 selected centres in Bhopal were reviewed. The following data were extracted from the medical records: age; gender; site of the fracture(s); other associated injury(ies); cause of the trauma and method of treatment(s).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 1268 patients, a total of 2613 fractures were found of which 44.58 % patients had mandibular fractures. Parasymphysis was the most common site of fracture overall. Most patients were in the 21-30 year old age group, and the male: female ratio was 3.3:1. Road traffic accident accounted for 858 cases (67.67 %). Head injury was the highest occurring associated injury. Open surgical modalities was the most employed treatment modality in 52.60 % of cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preference for open surgical treatment along with increasing trend of supplemental intermaxillary fixation was found, which prompts us to check for the underlying reason behind this, which could be the increasing number of displaced and comminuted fracture cases or the decreasing efficiency of open reduction treatment rendered. Latter reason prompts to re-evaluate the existing surgical techniques and expertise of the practicing surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People's Dental Academy, 10/1 Malviya Nagar, Bhopal, 462003 Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Mrinal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satpathy
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People's Dental Academy, 10/1 Malviya Nagar, Bhopal, 462003 Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People's Dental Academy, 10/1 Malviya Nagar, Bhopal, 462003 Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Ajay Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People's Dental Academy, 10/1 Malviya Nagar, Bhopal, 462003 Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Sunderraman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Modern Dental College and Research Centre, 9, Oriental Complex, Scheme 54, Vijay Nagar, Indore, 452010 India.
authors.forename: Saba
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5925-3342
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People's Dental Academy, 10/1 Malviya Nagar, Bhopal, 462003 Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jain
keywords: Etiology; Incidence; Maxillofacial trauma