A comparative study of intraoral versus retromandibular approach in the management of subcondylar fracture

BMC Surgery

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients

Variable	Intraoral approach	Retromandibular approach	p-value^a
Sample size (n = 24)	14 (58.3)	10 (41.7)
Sex (male)	13 (92.9)	7 (70.0)	0.139
Associated mandibular fracture
None	3 (21.4)	7 (70.0)
Symphysis	6 (42.9)	1 (10.0)
Parasymphysis	5 (35.7)	2 (20.0)	0.062
Injury side (right)	5 (35.7)	5 (50.0)	0.484
Age (years)	36.71 ± 4.16	29.30 ± 3.34	0.151

Data are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation
^ap-values were computed by Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables

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