Study on characteristics of fractures from road traffic accidents in 306 cases / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
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(6): 52-54, 2002.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-334103
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the characteristics of bone fractures from road traffic accidents and analyze their injury mechanisms so as to provide reference for the research and medical care of traffic trauma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Three hundred and six patients with fractures from road traffic accidents were included into this study. A total of 507 fractures were identified and the injury mechanism, location distribution and frequency were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The most common location of fractures was the lower extremities, followed by the upper extremities, skull and maxillofacial region, and the rarest was the spine. A total of 56% of the patients suffered from multiple fractures. The fractures of the patella, femur and pelvis and the fractures of the olecranon, humerus and shoulder often happened simultaneously.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The injury mechanisms can be classified into four types impact, incoordinate movement, stretch injury and crush and extrusion. The fractures from traffic accidents have the following characteristics centrifugal distribution of the injuries, multiple fractures, force transmission and ipsilateral occurrence.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Accidents, Traffic
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Chi-Square Distribution
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Injury Severity Score
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China
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Epidemiology
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Fractures, Bone
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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