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Spectrum of mandibular fractures presented at abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi
Annals Abbassi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College. 2012; 17 (2): 28-32
in English | IMEMR | ID: emr-139829
ABSTRACT
Careless high speed driving and increasing violent attacks in the Karachi had increased the burden of maxillofacial trauma proportionally. The objectives of the study were to Enlist the various causes of Mandibular fractures in patients coming to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and to describe the various sites of Mandibular fracture. The descriptive, cross sectional study on the patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria. They were asked for the parameters which includes age, gender, etiology of fracture, and site of fracture using a questionnaire. Statistical analysis of continuous and categorical variables was conducted using SPSS version 16.00. Male preponderance with male female ratio of 2.4 1, 71.1% males and 28.9% females, mean age of the patient was 28.2 years 12.7. The most common cause of injury was recorded as Road traffic accident [RTA] 65.6% and the most common site of fracture was Parasymphysis [24.1%]. This study clearly demonstrates the most common cause of Mandibular fractures was RTA and the most common site was the Parasymphysis in our population
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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Language: English Journal: Ann. Abbassi Shaheed Hosp. Karachi Med. Dent. Coll. Year: 2012

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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Language: English Journal: Ann. Abbassi Shaheed Hosp. Karachi Med. Dent. Coll. Year: 2012