EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PELVIC FRACTURES AND CONCOMITANT INJURIES- A CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 40
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pelvic fractures are rare injuries (3 - 8%) as compared with fractures in other body regions. Often the result of high-energy trauma in young individuals and low-energy injury in older people, pelvic ring fractures are associated with considerable morbidity, high mortality rates and significant cost to the society. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was a retrospective descriptive study analysis of data of trauma patients with pelvic fractures admitted in the Emergency Room (ER). The diagnosis of a fracture was based on the history, signs and symptoms, visual finding, manual examination and OPG radiographs. Exact determination of site and pattern of bony injury was determined by correlating it radiographically using three dimensional CT scan. RESULTS We conducted this study on 130 patients who presented to the emergency department and diagnosed radiologically to have some type of pelvic fracture. Out of 130 patients, 37.7% were males and 62.3% were females. Majority of fractures were seen in the elderly age group of > 75 years (50.8%). CONCLUSION Pelvic fractures are often the result of high-energy trauma in young individuals and low-energy injury in older people. Often associated with injuries at other multiple sites increasing morbidity and mortality
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Lalatendu Swain, Prabhat Nalini Rautray, Mamata Singh
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