Humeral shaft fracture: A hospital based study
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Orthopedics - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Fractures of the shaft of the humerus account for 1% to 3% of all fractures in adults. The incidence of humeral shaft fracture is 14.5 per 100,000 per year and which is gradually increasing from the fifth decade and reaching its peak of 60 per 100,000 per year in the ninth decade. Also a minor peak is seen in the third decade. Aims and objectives: To study the humeral shaft fracture observed in tertiary care institute with reference to demographic details, mode of injury and OA classification. Materials and Method: In the present retrospective study all patients aged 16 years or more admitted in the institute with a fracture of the shaft of the humerus in the year 2014 were selected. During the study duration total 147 cases of humeral shaft fracture were admitted in institute and were selected for the study. The detail information of all the selected patients was retrieved from the case records sheets and noted on a pre-structured proforma. The details included the demographic information of patients including age, sex, area of residence, mode injury and side affected etc. Information about general and complete clinical examination was also recorded. Radiographic evaluation findings of the affected and the normal side if available were also recorded. The fracture was classified according to AO. Results: Majority of the cases were in the age group of 31-40 years (34.01%) followed by 21-30 years of age (25.85%). Majority of the patients in the study were female (55.10%). In 53.74% patients had left sided fracture. In 70.75% patients simple fall was the reason for fracture whereas a fall from height and motor vehicle accident was the mode injury in 9.52% and 8.16% patients. According to AO classification majority of the fractures (65.31%) were type A fractures followed by type B fractures (26.53%) and least in type C (8.16%). Conclusion: Thus we conclude that in the present study the humeral shaft fracture are common in the age group of 31-40 years and female sex. Simple fall was the most common reason for fracture with type A of AO classification
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Narendra Maganlal Shirsat, Tushar Prabhakar Patil
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