MANDIBULAR CONDYLE FRACTURES

Objectives: To analyze frequency, gender, age, cause of injury and type/locationof Condylar fracture among patients reported at Liaquat university hospital Hyderabad. Settingof Study: This study was conducted at Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty ofDentistry, Liaquat University Hospital, and Hyderabad. Period: 1st February 2013 to 31st January2015. Methodology: The statistics of 108 patients both males and females who had beenaffected with mandibular Condyle fracture were prospectively reviewed. Patient’s data includinggender, age, cause of injury, type of Condylar fracture were recorded on Proformas and thenprospectively analyzed. Results: Out of 108 patients 81(75%) male and 27 (25%) female wereaffected with mandibular Condylar fracture. The common age group was 2nd decade of life(11-20 years). Most common cause of injury was fall in 51 cases (47.2%) followed by RTA in43 cases (39.8%). Sub condylar fracture was most common type of fracture occurred i.e in56 cases (51.8%). Conclusion: Children’s are commonly affected with mandibular Condylefracture & fall was the most common etiology in our study sample that explains the associationbetween fall and Condylar trauma. The second common etiological factor was Road trafficaccident for Sub condylar fractures in our study sample.