Evaluation of Mandibular Fractures in a German Nationwide Trauma Center Between 2015 and 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study analyses the treatment of isolated mandibular fractures between 1.1.2015 and 21.31.2017 at Dortmund General Hospital.

Materials and methods

Patient documentation and radiological images have been assessed, and a descriptive statistical analysis has been performed.

Results

Three hundred and twenty-eight patients were identified with isolated mandibular fractures (259 male, 69 female). The male-to-female ratio is 3.75: 1. A total of 541 fracture sites have been identified (1.65 fractures/patient). Forty of these were observed in the dentoalveolar region (fracture of the alveolar process, dental injuries), and the other 501 injuries were distributed in the remaining parts of the lower jaw.A detailed analysis of the osteosynthesis implants is provi

SUBMITTER: Bicsak A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9474798 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature