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Table 1 Mechanisms of injury

From: Facial fractures and associated injuries in high- versus low-energy trauma: all are not created equal

Low energy (n = 90)

Assault (%)

64 (65.3)

Ground-level fall (%)

14 (14.3)

Bicycle/skateboard crash (%)

12 (12.2)

Sports-related (%)

5 (5.1)

Work-related (%)

2 (2.0)

Self-inflicted (blunt head injury) (%)

1 (1.0)

High energy (n = 25)

Fall from height >20 feet (%)

13 (52.0)

Motor vehicle crash (%)

5 (20.0)

Auto vs. pedestrian (%)

4 (16.0)

Motorcycle crash (%)

2 (8.0)

Gunshot to face (%)

1 (4.0)