This retrospective study comprised 120 patients with facial bone fracture except nasal bone fracture, who were treated in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Dong-A University Hospital from June 1991 to June 1995.
@ES The following results were obtained
@EN 1) The monthly incidence showed the highest prevalency in June(15%), and the lowest in December(2.5%). The annual incidence was shown to be increasing.
2) The most prevalent age group was 20's(44.2%).
3) A total of 165 classified facial bone fractures except nasal bone fractures were diagnosed in the 120 patients.
4) The most common site was zygoma(41.2%), followed by mandible(30.3%), orbital bone (17.5%), and maxilla(7.8%).
5) The most common cause was motor vehicle accidents(35.7%), followed by fall(33.9%),
6) and violence(17.5%).
7) Open reduction was used for 81.2% of total cases.
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