Abstract:Aim: To analyze etiology, incidence and management of facial trauma over a period of 5 years in a tertiary care center in North India.
Materials and methods:Records of 195 patients with 274 facial fractures were analyzed retrospectively from 2009 to 2013. Fractures were classified according to anatomical area involved (zygoma, maxilla, mandible, teeth), and etiology was divided into road traffic accidents (RTAs), falls, sports injuries and assaults. It was found that RTA was most common etiologic factor for fa… Show more
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