Incidence, aetiology and pattern of mandibular fractures in central Switzerland

PURPOSE: The two major causative factors for mandibular fractures, as stated in the literature, are either interpersonal violence or motor vehicle accidents. The purpose of this study was to describe epidemiological trends of mandibular fractures in Switzerland. A special emphasis was directe...

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Main Authors: JA Zix, O Lieger, N Saulacic, HA Thoren, T Iizuka
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Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2011-05-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1300
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author JA Zix
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N Saulacic
HA Thoren
T Iizuka
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N Saulacic
HA Thoren
T Iizuka
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description PURPOSE: The two major causative factors for mandibular fractures, as stated in the literature, are either interpersonal violence or motor vehicle accidents. The purpose of this study was to describe epidemiological trends of mandibular fractures in Switzerland. A special emphasis was directed towards the potential impact of socio-economic standards on the mechanism and pattern of mandible fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A database of patients aged over 16 years who had been diagnosed with a mandibular fracture between January 2000 and December 2007 at the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland’s largest Cranio-Maxillofacial-Surgery Centre, was retrospectively reviewed. Patients’ data including gender, age, mechanism of accident, fracture site and associated injuries were analysed and compared with previously published data. RESULTS: There were a total of 420 patients with 707 mandibular fractures. The two most common causes of injury were road traffic accidents (28%) and various types of sports injuries (21%). A total of 13% of the patients were under the influence of alcohol or drugs at admission. Fractures were predominantly situated in the condyle/subcondyle (43%) and in the symphysis/parasymphysis region (35%). Occurrences of fractures in the angle and in the body were low, at 12% and 7% respectively. CONCLUSION: In contrast to other highly developed countries, sports- and leisure-related accidents outnumbered motor vehicle accidents and altercations. The data presented here supports the assumption of a correlation of trauma cause and fracture pattern.
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spelling doaj.art-65556273093f49d584738327c4320cf62022-12-22T03:55:44ZengSMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)Swiss Medical Weekly1424-39972011-05-01141212210.4414/smw.2011.13207Incidence, aetiology and pattern of mandibular fractures in central SwitzerlandJA ZixO LiegerN SaulacicHA ThorenT Iizuka PURPOSE: The two major causative factors for mandibular fractures, as stated in the literature, are either interpersonal violence or motor vehicle accidents. The purpose of this study was to describe epidemiological trends of mandibular fractures in Switzerland. A special emphasis was directed towards the potential impact of socio-economic standards on the mechanism and pattern of mandible fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A database of patients aged over 16 years who had been diagnosed with a mandibular fracture between January 2000 and December 2007 at the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland’s largest Cranio-Maxillofacial-Surgery Centre, was retrospectively reviewed. Patients’ data including gender, age, mechanism of accident, fracture site and associated injuries were analysed and compared with previously published data. RESULTS: There were a total of 420 patients with 707 mandibular fractures. The two most common causes of injury were road traffic accidents (28%) and various types of sports injuries (21%). A total of 13% of the patients were under the influence of alcohol or drugs at admission. Fractures were predominantly situated in the condyle/subcondyle (43%) and in the symphysis/parasymphysis region (35%). Occurrences of fractures in the angle and in the body were low, at 12% and 7% respectively. CONCLUSION: In contrast to other highly developed countries, sports- and leisure-related accidents outnumbered motor vehicle accidents and altercations. The data presented here supports the assumption of a correlation of trauma cause and fracture pattern. https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1300Epidemiologymandibular fractureSwitzerlandtrauma
spellingShingle JA Zix
O Lieger
N Saulacic
HA Thoren
T Iizuka
Incidence, aetiology and pattern of mandibular fractures in central Switzerland
Swiss Medical Weekly
Epidemiology
mandibular fracture
Switzerland
trauma
title Incidence, aetiology and pattern of mandibular fractures in central Switzerland
title_full Incidence, aetiology and pattern of mandibular fractures in central Switzerland
title_fullStr Incidence, aetiology and pattern of mandibular fractures in central Switzerland
title_full_unstemmed Incidence, aetiology and pattern of mandibular fractures in central Switzerland
title_short Incidence, aetiology and pattern of mandibular fractures in central Switzerland
title_sort incidence aetiology and pattern of mandibular fractures in central switzerland
topic Epidemiology
mandibular fracture
Switzerland
trauma
url https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1300
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