Table 1 Comparison between pediatric and adult groups

Gender

Males

38 (95%)

42 (100%)

0.142 NS

(X²=2.153)

Females

2 (5%)

0 (0%)

Age

Range (years)

6–17

19–60

Types of fractures

Mandibular

26 (65%)

16 (38.1%)

0.017 S

(X²= 8.097)

ZMC

11 (27.5%)

14 (33.3%)

Frontal

3 (7.5%)

12 (28.6%)

Multiplicity of the fracture

Single

34 (85%)

34 (81%)

0.62638 NS

(X²= 0.237)

Multiple

6 (15%)

8 (19%)

Causes of trauma

Motor vehicle accidents

24 (60%)

28 (66.7%)

0.038 S

(X²= 8.397)

Violence

8 (20%)

12 (28.6%)

Sports

1 (2.5%)

2 (4.7%)

Falls

7 (17.5%)

0

Associated fractures

Humerus fracture

2 (5%)

0

0.36 NS

(X²= 3.2)

Coronoid fracture

2 (5%)

0

Tibial fracture

2 (5%)

2

Ulnar fracture

4 (10%)

4

Total

10 (25%)

6 (14.3%)

Management

Conservative

8 (20%)

2 (4.76%)

0.035 S

(X²= 4.443)

Surgical

32 (80%)

40 (95.23%)