Pattern of Mandibular Fracture at Universal College of
Medical Sciences (UCMS), Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal
Volume 4 - Issue 2
Shashank Tripathi1*, Ravish Mishra1, Deepak Yadav1, Laxmi Kandel1, Bikash Pahari1 and Pradip Chhetri2
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal
- 2Department of Community Medicine, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal
*Corresponding author:
Shashank Tripathi, Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UCMS College of Dental Surgery,
Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal
Received: December 04, 2019; Published: December 12, 2019
DOI: 10.32474/MADOHC.2018.03.000181
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Abstract
A descriptive retrospective study was carried out and evaluated the pattern of mandibular fractures in western region of Nepal at
Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi. Among 498 cases of maxillofacial trauma registered between March
2014 to December 2018; 199 cases of mandibular fractures who were admitted and undergone conservative or surgical treatment
were enrolled in the study. Parameters recorded were personal details of patients including age, sex, day and month of fracture,
mode of trauma, alcohol abuse, site of mandibular fracture, treatment done, duration of hospital stay, and need for intensive care
unit (ICU) stay. The selected group include 157 males (78.9%) and 42 females (21.1%). The mean age of patient was 30.34 ±13.98
years (age range, 3-77 years). The mode of trauma was from road traffic accident (69.8%) in majority of cases followed by physical
assault (15.6%) and fall from height (12.6%). Majority of trauma for mandibular fracture were seen on Wednesday and Friday in
the month of June followed by February and December. 27.1% of patients with mandibular fractures were under the influence
of alcohol. Majority of patients (94%) were secondarily managed with open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) under general
anesthesia followed by closed reduction under local anesthesia (3%) and circum-mandibular wiring under general anesthesia
(3%). Circum-mandibular wiring was opted for patient who were in mixed dentition period. The mean duration of hospital stay
was 8.72±2.91 days (range, 5-20 days) in which maximum hospital stays were with patients associated with craniofacial fracture
and associated intracranial injury. Majority of patients (98%) were managed post operatively in general surgical wards whereas
few patients (2%) were shifted to ICU from major operating room due to post-operative anesthetic complications. Para symphysis
fracture were seen in majority of cases followed by angle and condyle respectively. The mechanism of injury correlates significantly
with the anatomic location of fracture and knowledge of these associations should guide the surgeons for appropriate and timely
management. Because RTAs are most frequent, good traffic sense needs to be imbibed and developed by the government as well as
the public.
Keywords: Mandibular Fractures; Trauma; Pattern; RTAs
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