Shaheen Ahmed, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Suneel Kumar Punjabi, Sufyan Ahmed.
Pattern of maxillofacial injuries — a study.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;36(2):197-200.

This descriptive study assessed the pattern of maxillofacial injuries seen at the Emergency Department of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan from January 2014 to December 2015. A total of 464 patients with maxillofacial trauma were included in the study, of whom 329 (70.25%) were males and 135 (29.28%) female. The most common cause was road traffic accidents (220) and fall was second most common cause (86). The mandible was the most common bone fractured (243), followed by Zygomatic Bone Complex fracture (118). Majority of patients were treated with closed methods of treatment (189) and (256) patients with open reduction and internal fixation. Maxillofacial trauma was more prevalent in males and in young age groups. The common management modality was open reduction and internal fixation.

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