Table 4 The prevalence of alveolar fractures according to etiologies
From: The evaluation of alveolar fractures of trauma patients in Iran
| Â | Etiology | Spearman correlation | P value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motorcycle accident | Car accident | Falling down | Violence | Other | ||||||||
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |||
Maxilla | ||||||||||||
 Anterior site | 18 | 22.2 | 8 | 9.9 | 1 | 1.2 | 7 | 8.6 | 8 | 9.9 | 0.048 | 0.67 |
 Posterior site | 8 | 9.9 | 7 | 8.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 5 | 6.2 | 6 | 7.4 | ||
 Anterior and posterior site | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7.4 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.7 | ||
Mandible | ||||||||||||
 Anterior site | 19 | 22.6 | 10 | 11.9 | 2 | 2.4 | 3 | 3.6 | 7 | 8.3 | −0.087 | 0.43 |
 Posterior site | 7 | 8.3 | 11 | 13.1 | 4 | 4.7 | 3 | 3.6 | 7 | 8.3 | ||
 Anterior and posterior site | 27 | 32.1 | 27 | 32.1 | 7 | 8.3 | 7 | 8.3 | 16 | 19 | ||