Epidemiology of Mid Face Fractures a Retrospective Study on 729 Patients

To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of midfacial.fractures and associated fractures in patients seen in the Oral and maxillofacial Surgery Department of CSM Medical university Lucknow India. A Two years and nine-month retrospective study was conducted. Data collected ineluded socio-demographic factors, type and etiology of injury, additional fractures, and post-surgery complications. Seven hundred twenty nine (729) cases ranging from 1–79 yrs of age were reported, with a male: flmafe ratio of 8:1. The 21–30 yr age group was the largest, comprising 37.9% of cases (n=276). Road traffic accidents contributed to 95.5%(n=696) of the fractures. Among the associated fractures the flmur was most affected. A total of 208 (28.53%) of patients had post-operative complications, of which inflction accounted for 44.23% (n= 92), and maloc-clusion accountedfor 17.7% (n =37). Anticipated changes in maxillofacial trauma trends necessitate regular epidemiologic studies of facial fractures to allow for development and implementation of timely novel preventive measures.