Table 1 Correlation of fracture cause with fracture region
From: Fracture patterns and causes in the craniofacial region: an 8-year review of 2076 patients
Etiology | Region of fracture | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal bone | Orbital wall | Zygomatic arch | Maxillary wall | Symphysis | Angle | Condyle | Body | Cranial bone | ||
Ground | 526 (47.0)* | 181 (16.2) | 139 (12.4) | 109 (9.7) | 60 (5.4) | 38 (3.4) | 50 (4.5) | 11 (1.0) | 4 (0.4) | 1118 |
Assault | 406 (55.0)* | 164 (22.2) | 23 (3.1) | 44 (6.0) | 33 (4.5) | 42 (5.7) | 13 (1.8) | 11 (1.5) | 2 (0.3) | 738 |
Sports | 172 (71.1)* | 32 (13.2) | 10 (4.1) | 10 (4.1) | 6 (2.5) | 11 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 242 |
TA | 102 (28.7) | 77 (21.7) | 61 (17.2)* | 62 (17.5)* | 22 (6.2) | 5 (1.4) | 12 (3.4) | 9 (2.5) | 5 (1.4) | 355 |
Flying object | 54 (64.3)* | 13 (15.5) | 6 (7.1) | 3 (3.5) | 4 (4.8) | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 84 |
Fall | 25 (21.9) | 26 (22.8) | 22 (19.3)* | 19 (16.7)* | 8 (7.0) | 1 (0.9) | 7 (6.1) | 5 (4.4) | 1 (0.9) | 114 |
Total | 1285 (48.5) | 493 (18.6) | 261 (9.8) | 247 (9.3) | 133 (5.0) | 99 (3.7) | 82 (3.1) | 39 (1.5) | 12 (0.5) | 2651 |