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PATTERNS OF MANDIBULAR FRACTURES IN ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
Edwards Timothy J.,
David David J.,
Simpson Donald A.,
Abbott Amanda A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02216.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , mandibular fracture , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , prospective cohort study , dentistry , zygomatic fractures , orthodontics , surgery , oral and maxillofacial surgery , psychiatry , botany , biology , genus
Facial fractures are exceedingly common, and fractures of the mandible are the most common facial fracture. Over the past two decades a changing trend in the aetiology of these fractures has been apparent, with a decline in the percentage resulting from motor vehicle trauma, and an increase in the percentage resulting from assaults. A 3 year prospective study of 324 patients presenting to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with mandibular fractures was conducted and the patient groups, influence of alcohol, aetiology and type of fracture were examined and compared with other large series from around the world.