Table 4: Distribution of treatment modalities according to type of fractures.
|
Type |
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|
Treatment |
Simple (%) |
Comminuted (%) |
Total (%) |
|
|
*ORIF (plates) |
670 (66.5) |
144 (14.3) |
814 (80.8) |
|
|
*ORIF (wires) |
5 (0.5) |
0 (0.0) |
5 (0.5) |
|
|
Arch bars |
41 (4.1) |
2 (0. 2) |
43 (4.3) |
|
|
Observation |
20 (2.0) |
0 (0.0) |
20 (2.0) |
|
|
#IMF elastics |
24 (2.4) |
1 (0.1) |
25 (2.5) |
|
|
Circum-mandibular |
1 (0.1) |
1 (0.1) |
2 (0.2) |
|
|
Arch bar suspension |
22 (2.2) |
3 (0.3) |
25 (2.5) |
|
|
Gillies |
49 (4.9) |
2 (0.2) |
51 (5.1) |
|
|
#IMF |
15 (1.5) |
7 (0.7) |
22 (2.2) |
|
|
Total |
847 (84.1) |
160 (15.9) |
1007 (100.0) |
|
|
χ2 = 25.07 df = 8, p value = 0.002 |
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