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KMID : 0358819850120020153
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Journal of Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1985 Volume.12 No. 2 p.153 ~ p.159
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FRACTURES OF THE MANDIBLE
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Joh See-Hum
Shin Hyun-Tae
Lew Jai-Mann
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Abstract
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As modern society becomes very complex, there has been steady increase in violence, and automobile and industrial accidents. This has resulted in the increased incidence of facial injuries including mandible fracture . We have analyzed 135 such anses from May, 1972 through May, 1984 at the Department of plastic and Reconstrucitive Surgery, Han-yang University Hospital.
The result we found includes:
1. Ratio of incidence between male and female was 4 to 1
2. Highest incidence was in the 21 to 30 years age group.
3. Mpst common cause was the automobile accident(532.3%)
4. Regional frequencies of mandibular fracture were;
symphysis(41.9%)
angle)21.5%)
condyle(18.8%)
body(13.3%)
ramus(1.7%)
coronoid(1.7%)
alveolus(1.1.%)
5. Most common associated injury was other facial bone franture(23.2%)
6. Most common complication was postoperative wound infection(3%)
7. There were more simple fractures(67.4%) than multiple fractures(32.6%), which are on the increase.
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