Syed Ghazanfar Hassan, Salman Shams, Mujeeb Rehman, Suneel Kumar, Shuja Hamid.
Mandibular condyle fractures; a 2 years study at Liaquat university hospital.
Professional Med J Jan ;23(06):705-8.

Objectives: To analyze frequency, gender, age, cause of injury and type/location of Condylar fracture among patients reported at Liaquat university hospital Hyderabad. Setting of Study: This study was conducted at Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Liaquat University Hospital, and Hyderabad. Period: 1st February 2013 to 31st January 2015. Methodology: The statistics of 108 patients both males and females who had been affected with mandibular Condyle fracture were prospectively reviewed. Patient’s data including gender, age, cause of injury, type of Condylar fracture were recorded on Proformas and then prospectively analyzed. Results: Out of 108 patients 81(75%) male and 27 (25%) female were affected 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 in 43 cases (39.8%). Sub condylar fracture was most common type of fracture occurred i.e in 56 cases (51.8%). Conclusion: Children’s are commonly affected with mandibular Condyle fracture & fall was the most common etiology in our study sample that explains the association between fall and Condylar trauma. The second common etiological factor was Road traffic accident for Sub condylar fractures in our study sample.

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