Table 2: Distribution of maxillofacial bones fractures and age group of victims according to etiology of fractures.

Etiology

 

*MVA (%)

Fall (%)

Sports (%)

Animal (%)

Assault/Domestic violence (%)

Occupational (%)

Total (%)

Bone

Mandible

437 (43.4)

24 (2.4)

7 (0.7)

2 (0.2)

7 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

477 (47.4)

Maxilla

158 (15.7)

1 (0.1)

2 (0.2)

5 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

166 (16.5)

Zygoma

207 (20.6)

18 (1.8)

16 (1.6)

19 (1.9)

8 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

268 (26.6)

Orbit

61 (6.1)

3 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.2)

68 (6.8)

Frontal

8 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

8 (0.8)

Palate

3 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (0.3)

#NOE

14 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

17 (1.7)

Total

888 (88.1)

46 (4.6)

26 (2.6)

27 (2.7)

18 (1.8)

2 (0.2)

1007 (100.0)

χ2 = 119.9, df = 30, p value = 0.000

Age group

 

20-30

594 (58.9)

23 (2.3)

20 (2.0)

19 (1.9)

13 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

699 (69.4)

31-40

202 (20.0)

7 (0.7)

4 (0.4)

6 (0.6)

2 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

221 (21.9)

41-50

49 (4.9)

5 (0.5)

2 (0.2)

2 (0.2)

3 (0.3)

2 (0.2)

63 (6.3)

51-60

33 (3.3)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

34 (3.4)

61-70

8 (0.8)

5 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

13 (1.3)

71-80

2 (0.2)

4 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (0.6)

81-90

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

Total

888 (88.1)

46 (4.6)

26 (2.6)

27 (2.7)

18 (1.8)

2 (0.2)

1007 (100.0)

χ2 = 152.3, df = 30, p value = 0.000

*MVA (Motor Vehicular Accident)
#NOE (Naso-Orbito-Ethmoidal)