| |
Sex |
Male |
Female |
Total n(%) |
| Age group |
0-9 |
14 |
8 |
22(2%) |
| 10-19 |
42 |
38 |
80(15.4%) |
| 20-29 |
83 |
45 |
128(24.7%) |
| 30-39 |
71 |
36 |
108(20.8%) |
| 40-49 |
37 |
23 |
60(11.6%) |
| 50-59 |
35 |
22 |
57(11%) |
| 60-69 |
22 |
16 |
38(7.3%) |
| Type of Missile |
Missile fragment |
189 |
123 |
312(60.2%) |
| Rifle bullets |
88 |
41 |
128(24.7%) |
| Handgun bullets |
36 |
25 |
61(11.6%) |
| Airgun pullets |
12 |
4 |
16(3.1%) |
| Site of injury |
Soft tissues injury |
34 |
22 |
56(10.8%) |
| Mandible injury |
176 |
122 |
298(57.5%) |
| Middle third injury |
115 |
49 |
164(31.7%) |
| Type of injury |
Facial nerve |
31 |
26 |
57(11%) |
| Eye globe |
16 |
9 |
24(4.6%) |
| CNS |
13 |
6 |
19(3.7%) |
| Neck |
7 |
4 |
11(2.1%) |
| Lachrymal |
4 |
1 |
5(0.9%) |
| Soft tissue treatment |
Primary closure |
16 |
13 |
29(51%) |
| Local flaps |
11 |
5 |
16(28.6%) |
| Iodoform packing |
7 |
4 |
11(19.6%) |
| Mandibular treatment |
Close treatment |
55 |
64 |
119(40%) |
| Open treatment |
121 |
58 |
179(60%) |
| Middle third treatment |
Close treatment |
41 |
23 |
64(40%) |
| Open treatment |
74 |
26 |
100(60%) |
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