Akama M K, Chindia M L, Ndungu F L
Dental Unit, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
East Afr Med J. 1993 Nov;70(11):732-3.
A retrospective study of the hospital records revealed that 39 cases of mandibular fractures presented at Kisii District Hospital during a two-year period. 27 cases were due to interpersonal violence while road traffic accidents and accidental falls accounted for 9 and 3 of the cases respectively. The male ratio was 2.9:1. Majority (26 cases) of the patients were aged between 20 and 39 years. The commonly involved fracture site was the left body of the mandible accounting for 20 of the fractures.
一项对医院记录的回顾性研究显示,在两年时间里,基苏木地区医院共收治了39例下颌骨骨折病例。其中27例是由于人际暴力所致,而道路交通事故和意外跌倒分别占9例和3例。男女比例为2.9:1。大多数患者(26例)年龄在20至39岁之间。最常发生骨折的部位是下颌骨左侧体部,占骨折病例的20%。