Abstract

JUAN CARLOS, QUINTANA DÍAZ; HERNANDEZ IZQUIERDO, DANIEL  and  GIRALT LOPEZ, BÁRBARA M.. Incidence of jaw fractures in the municipality of Artemisa. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 1998, vol.12, n.1-2, pp. 69-71. ISSN 1561-3100.

A study on the incidence of jaw fractures treated at the Service of Maxillofacial Surgery, in Artemisa, from 1994 to 1997, was conducted. Of the 167 cases that received treatment 62.3 % were males and 37.7 % females. The most frequent causes were traffic accidents, falls, quarrels, and sports and working accidents. As in most of the studies, nasal fracture was the most frequent, followed by maxillomolar, dento-alveolar and jaw fractures.

Keywords : FACIAL BONES [injuries]; SKULL FRACTURES [epidemiology]; JAW FRACTURES [epidemiology]; SKULL FRACTURES [etiology]; JAW FRACTURES [etiology.].

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