Patient compliance and mandible fractures: a prospective study

Fractures of the facial skeleton place a burden on healthcare systems at the individual and population level. It is suggested that a high proportion of such patients are non-compliant with various aspects of their care. It stands to reason that non-compliance would contribute to adverse outcomes and increased costs in general. The intent of this study was two-fold: to determine factors associated with poor compliance in the studied population of 215 patients with 359 mandible fractures, and to determine whether poor compliance is associated with an increased incidence of treatment complications.

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