Over a 12-year period, Dr. Christos Michaelides recorded statistics on facial trauma cases at Polyclinic YGIA in Limassol, Cyprus. The mandible was the most frequently fractured site, making up 38% of fractures. Falls were the leading cause of injury, responsible for 48.45% of cases at Polyclinic YGIA and 47.75% of cases at Nicosia General Hospital. The second most common cause was assaults, accounting for 19.08% and 14.28% of injuries respectively.
6. Distribution with respect to the cause of injury
Polyclinic YGIA and Nicosia General Hospital
48.45%
19.08%
11.41%
4.24%
9.13%
7.66%
23.26%
3.96%
14.28%
5.89%
47.75%
3.95%
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FALLS
SPORTS
ASSAULT
LABOUR
R.T.A
other
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