TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - A 4-year retrospective study of mandibular fractures in a South Indian city
JO  - Journal of cranialfacial surgery
A1  - Krishnaraj, Subhashraj
A1  - Chinnasamy, Ravindran
SP  - 776
EP  - 780
VL  - 18
IS  - 4
N2  - The medical records of 238 patients treated for mandibular fractures at Sri Ramachandra Dental College and Hospital, India, over a period of 4 years were reviewed. Of the total 238 patients with mandibular fractures, 81% were males, and 19% were females. The majority of the patients were 21 to 30 years of age. Road traffic accidents, especially people traveling on motorcycles, accounted for 73% of all patients, with a high prevalence during the month of September and on Saturdays. The most common area of fracture was in the parasymphysis region (35.2%) followed by the condyle region (22.6%).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2275
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/scs.0b013e318069005d
ID  - ref1
ER  -