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