TY  - JOUR
TT  - A RETORSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 143 MANDIBULAR FRACTURE CASES
AU  - Morkoç, Okan
AU  - Aydın, Elif Eren
AU  - Başkurt, Habib
AU  - Özgenç, Özlem
AU  - Uzunismail, Adnan
PY  - 2010
DA  - April
JF  - Türk Plastik Rekonstrüktif Ve Estetik Cerrahi Dergisi
JO  - turkplastsurg
PB  - Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1300-6878
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
N2  - Background: Craniomaxillofacial fractures, especially fractures of the mandible, are common among the trauma patients admitted to the emergency department. Patients and Methods: One hundred fourty three patients admitting to our emergency department or outpatient clinic between January 2004 and December 2008 with a diagnosis of mandibular fracture who have been surgically treated have been included in our study. Records of these patients have been retrospectively analyzed regarding gender, age, etiology, and anatomic location of the fracture. Results: A total of 227 fractures (1.6 fractures per patient) were detected in 143 patients. Female/male ratio was approximately 1/4. The mean age of the patients was 34.0. Etiology of the trauma was traffic accidents in 37.1% and interpersonal violence in 34.3%. Most commonly fractured anatomic sites were subcondylar (27.3%) and parasymphyseal regions (23.3%). Conclusion: Mandibular fractures are common among patients with maxillofacial or generalized body trauma in the emergency settings. Due to the tendency towards interpersonal violence and to longer time spent in traffic, most of these patients are male at the third decade of life. Traffic accidents and violence are the most common etiological factors for these fractures; however, number of the trauma patients due to traffic accidents is clearly declining due to tighter controls on traffic regulations.
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/turkplastsurg/issue//247012
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/214826
ER  -