Table 1. | Comparison of causes of falls and maxillofacial fractures |
| STSF | % | LOCF | % | HF | % | SAF | % | FALLS | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Upper third |
Frontal sinus |
Anterior wall | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.1 |
| Anterior and posterior | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | |||||||
| Posterior wall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
|
Middle third |
Maxillo-zygomatic-orbital complex | 95 | 58.9 | 42 | 40.5 | 17 | 55.2 | 15 | 65.9 | 169 | 53.5 | |
| Orbit | Floor | 80 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 106 | ||||||
| Medial wall | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | |||||||
| Roof | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| Zygomatic arch | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | |||||||
| Nose | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 39 | |||||||
| Le Fort | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 25 | |||||||
| NOE | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| Dento-alveolar | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Palatal bone | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
|
Lower third |
Condyle | 75 | 39.8 | 71 | 59 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 34.1 | 162 | 43.4 | |
| Angle | 29 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 49 | |||||||
| Body | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 35 | |||||||
| Parasymphysis | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 50 | |||||||
| Symphysis | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 28 | |||||||
| Coronoid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| Dento-alveolar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 399 | 222 | 107 | 41 | 769 | 100 | ||||||
STSF = falls from slipping, tripping or stumbling;
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