Title: Anatomical Prevalence of Fractures among Admitted Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Dr Nusrat Jabeen, Dr Irfan Ul Ashraf, Dr Aamir Hakak, Dr Malik Naseer Ahmad, Dr Sakib Arfee
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i11.67
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study is to determine the anatomical distribution of fractures among admitted patients in a tertiary care hospital.
Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients admitted in Government Medical college Jammu for a period of one year showing relevant clinical information like age, gender distribution, bone fractured, site of bone fractured and anatomical location of fractures. The results obtained were analyzed in frequencies.
Results: In our study 1788 cases of admitted patients with fractures were studied from may 2017 to June 2018.Fractures were seen more in males than female .Around 66% of patients belonged to age group of 21-60 years. Appendicular skeleton (92.78%) was involved more than axial skeleton (7.21%). Femur being most common fractured bone (24.60%).
Conclusion: Our study concluded that in admitted patients with factures has male predominance with lower limbs affected more than upper limbs. The anatomical location of fractures study provided an overview of fracture distribution in the population catered by our hospital. Multiple strategies for fracture prevention, basic treatment, training, formation of protocols and infrastructure are needed for better health care delivery.
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