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Data regarding age, gender, etiology, site of the fracture, time of injury, presence of associated injuries, treatment modalities, and complications were recorded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 491 maxillofacial fractures were seen in 277 patients. These were 261 males (94.2%) and 16 females (5.8%) with a male to female ratio of 16.3:1. Most of the patients 79.8% were in the age group of 11 to 40 years. Most common cause of injury was Road Traffic Collisions (RTCs; 62.1%), followed by fall (20.2%), assault (14.4%) and others (3.3%). Fractures of the mandible (52.3%) and zygomatic complex (18.9%) were the most common maxillofacial fractures reported in our study. 196 patients sustained associated injuries with a prevalence of soft tissue injury (61.2%). Majority of fractures were treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF; 71.9%) of patients followed by closed reduction (17.7%) and observation only (10.4%). Postoperative complications were presented in 16.8% of the patients in the study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>RTC is the commonest cause of maxillofacial injury with a male predominance in our study. Mandibular and zygomatic complex fractures were the most common. 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