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. 2020 Jul 22;48(4):2539–2546. doi: 10.1007/s00068-020-01450-w

Table 3.

Associations between the fracture site and other study variables

Total patients (n = 71) Total fractures (n = 138) Fractured orbit (n = 37) Fractured zygoma (n = 27) Fractured nose (n = 23) Fractured maxilla (n = 31) Fractured mandible (n = 20)
Age, years
 Child < 13 6 10 3 2 1 2 2
 Adolescent 13–17 5 10 3 3 3 1 0
 Adult 18–40 35 64 13 11 10 16 14
 Adult 41–65 23 50 17 10 9 11 3
 Adult > 66 2 4 1 1 0 1 1
Sex
 Male 14 27 10 5 4 5 3
 Female 57 111 27 22 19 26 17
Protective equipment
 Helmeta 17 31 9 8 4 6 4
 Helmet and vest 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
 None 36 73 17 12 14 18 12
Associated injuries
 Brain 28 63 20 16 10 13 4
 Cervical spine 2 4 0 0 0 2 2
 Thoracic 2 3 2 0 0 1 0
 Extremity 2 6 2 2 0 1 1
 Polytrauma 3 5 1 0 1 1 2
 None 36 57 12 9 12 13 11
Skill level
 Novicea 9 12 4 2 1 4 1
 Advanced 30 61 17 14 9 14 7
 Professional 20 38 8 6 8 8 8

aNumbers may not always add up because of missing information