This is a retrospective study on 516 patients with maxillofacial bone fracture. The patients were treated at HAN GANG SANCRED HEART HOSPITAL from Jan.1,1977 to Dec. 31, 1986. The results were as follows. 1) The male to female ratio was about 4.6:1. 2)...
This is a retrospective study on 516 patients with maxillofacial bone fracture. The patients were treated at HAN GANG SANCRED HEART HOSPITAL from Jan.1,1977 to Dec. 31, 1986. The results were as follows. 1) The male to female ratio was about 4.6:1. 2) The facial bone fractures occured most frequently in the twenties (38.9%). 3) The most frequent etiologic factor was traffic accident. 4) A symphysis area was the most traumatic site of mandible. 5) A zygomatic areas were the most traumtic sites of facial middle 1/3. 6) In case of maxillofacial bone fracture with other side injuries it is most frequently accompanied by head injuries.