TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Does trauma etiology affect the pattern of mandibular fracture?
JO  - Journal of cranialfacial surgery
A1  - Zhou, Hai-Hua
A1  - Hu, Tu-Qiang
A1  - Liu, Qi
A1  - Ongodia, David
A1  - Li, Zu-Bing
SP  - e494
EP  - 7
VL  - 23
IS  - 5
N2  - PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between trauma etiologies and anatomic sites of mandibular fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The sample was composed of all patients who sustained mandibular fractures during a 10-year period (2000-2009). The patients' age and gender were recorded; the relationships between fracture etiology and pattern of mandibular fracture were also analyzed. Data analysis included the χ test, the Fisher exact test, the t test, and logistic regression analysis. P < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: Fall at ground level had a 9.64-fold risk of mandibular condylar fractures (odds ratio, 9.64; P < 0.001). No significant relationship existed between different etiologies and symphysis fracture. All of the etiologies had a low risk to mandibular body fractures (odds radio, <1; P < 0.05). The occurrence of mandibular angle fractures was highly related to patients' age (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The pattern of mandibular fractures was highly related to patients' age and the different etiologies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2275
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182646525
ID  - ref1
ER  -