Research Article
Epidemiology of Maxillofacial Fractures at a Teaching Hospital in Malaysia: A Retrospective Study
Table 2
Aetiology, type, and treatment of patients with MFF at Hospital USM, (n=473).
| | Variable | Frequency (%) |
| | Aetiology of MFF | | MCA | 348 (73.6) | | MVA | 45 (9.5) | | Pedestrian | 17 (3.6) | | Assault | 17 (3.6) | | Fall | 27 (5.7) | | Work-related | 7 (1.5) | | Sport | 6 (1.3) | | Other | 6 (1.3) | | Type of MFF | | Alveolar palatal | 56 (11.8) | | Nasal | 125 (26.4) | | NOE | 28 (5.9) | | Le Fort | 102 (21.6) | | Maxillary sinus | 145 (30.7) | | Zygomatic complex | 108 (22.8) | | Zygomatic arch | 82 (17.3) | | Orbital wall | 242 (51.2) | | Mandibular | 149 (31.5) | | Alveolar process | 49 (10.4) | | Symphysis | 101 (21.4) | | Ramus | 7 (1.5) | | Angle | 34 (7.2) | | Body | 22 (4.7) | | Coronoid process | 8 (1.7) | | Condyle | 74 (15.6) | | Treatment modality | | Conservative treatment | 243 (51.4) | | Surgical treatment | 169 (35.7) | | No treatment | 61 (12.8) |
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MCA, motorcycle accident; MVA, motor vehicle accident; NOE, naso-orbital-ethmoidal.
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