Table 1.
Etiology of pediatric mandibular fractures in relation to gender, age, and fracture pattern. The numbers of female (f) and male (m) patients are reported (n), and the percentage of the total number of patients admitted with mandibular fractures is given in parentheses (n = 91)
| Etiology | Gender | Age group | Fracture pattern | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | F | M | 1–5 years | 6–12 years | 13–16 years | Single | Double | Triple | Multiple | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Activity of daily life | 31 (34.1) | 7 (30.4) | 24 (35.3) | 2 (33.3) | 12 (50.0) | 17 (27.9) | 16 (41.0) | 13 (29.5) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (100) |
| Assault | 23 (25.3) | 2 (8.7) | 21 (30.9) | 0 | 2 (8.3) | 21 (23.1) | 7 (17.9) | 16 (36.3) | 0 | 0 |
| Bike accident | 13 (14.3) | 4 (17.4) | 9 (13.2) | 1 (16.7) | 3 (12.5) | 9 (9.9) | 6 (15.4) | 3 (6.8) | 4 (57.1) | 0 |
| Fall from great height | 8 (8.8) | 4 (17.4) | 4 (5.9) | 3 (50.0) | 3 (12.5) | 2 (2.2) | 4 (10.3) | 2 (4.5) | 2 (28.6) | 0 |
| Fall/unconsciousness | 8 (8.8) | 3 (13) | 5 (7.4) | 0 | 1 (4.2) | 7 (7.7) | 4 (10.3) | 4 (9.1) | 0 | 0 |
| Traffic accident | 6 (6.6) | 2 (8.7) | 4 (5.9) | 0 | 3 (12.5) | 3 (3.3) | 2 (5.1) | 4 (9.1) | 0 | 0 |
| Suicide attempt | 1 (1.1) | 1 (4.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 23 | 68 | 6 | 24 | 61 | 39 | 44 | 7 | 1 |