Citation

Torgersen S, Tornes K. Int. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 1992; 21(6): 335-338.

Affiliation

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, Norway.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

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PMID

1484201

Abstract

Records of 169 patients referred to Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, Norway, for treatment of maxillofacial fractures during the period 1989-91 were studied with respect to socio-etiologic aspects, frequency and localization of jaw fractures, treatment, and complications. The number of maxillofacial fractures found in the present study was about twice as many as found in a study from the same area during the period 1974-9. Recent trends in the etiology of maxillofacial traumas were confirmed, such as increased number of fractures caused by interpersonal violence, and a reduction of cases related to traffic accidents. Alcohol abuse was a contributing factor in 28% of the patients. Mandibular fractures were 4.8 times more frequent than maxillary fractures. Reduction and fixation with miniplate osteosynthesis was the preferred treatment in most patients.

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