Citation

Desai J, Lownie JF, Cleaton-Jones PE. S. Afr. J. Surg. 2010; 48(4): 122-126.

Affiliation

Division of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Association of Surgeons of South Africa)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21542402

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study was a prospective cross-sectional clinical audit of patients with mandibular fractures at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. METHODS: Between 1 March and 31 August 2004, patients with mandibular fractures seen by one clinician had their details recorded. RESULTS: The female:male ratio of the study sample of 133 patients was 1:6. Seventy-seven per cent were aged 20-39 years. Most fractures (86%) were the result of interpersonal violence, and 65% were alcohol-associated. Open reduction (75%) was the most common treatment. CONCLUSION: This study had the highest interpersonal violence and open reduction rates of all the studies reviewed.

Language: en