Craniomaxillofacial traumaMaxillofacial Fractures in Women and Men: A 10-Year Retrospective Study
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Patients and Methods
Guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki were followed in this investigation. The protocol, survey forms, and consent forms were approved by the institutional review board of Wuhan University (Wuhan, China). Written consent provided by the patients was waived by the institutional review board. The information and data were collected and standardized by an investigator based on case history, clinical and radiographic examinations, and medical records for each patient. Patients were excluded as
Results
Table 1 lists the gender distribution according to seasons. Statistical analysis showed female patients were more likely to have maxillofacial injuries during the summer than male patients (P = .006), whereas male patients sustained injuries more frequently during the autumn than female patients (P = .048).
Female patients younger than 20 years were more likely to have maxillofacial injuries than their male counterparts. In particular, a statistical difference in percentage distribution existed
Discussion
In this retrospective study, the occurrence and distribution of maxillofacial fractures between female and male patients were evaluated and compared. The demographic characteristics of maxillofacial fractures in female patients differed considerably from those of male patients.
More facial fractures occurred in male patients, with a male-to-female ratio of 3.5:1; consistent with findings in previous studies.9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 23, 29 However, it was still lower than in other developing19,
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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (grants 2042014kf0137 and 2042014kf0163) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant 81300854).