Facial Fractures: Analysis of Five Years of Experience

A statistical analysis of 323 patients with facial fractures treated as in-patients by the Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery of the University of Tennessee during the period of 1966 through 1970 is presented. Operations for facial fracture comprised 2% of total operative procedures at the hospital. Intended violence was by far the most common cause of injury (59%). Associated injuries were present in 30% of the cases. Consultation was obtained from other services in 50% of the cases. Satisfactory results from the cosmetic and the functional viewpoints were obtained in 86%.