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INCIDENCE OF ACUTE TRAUMA ON HAND AND WRIST: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Giovanna Damm Raphael Junqueira1, André Luiz Machado Lima2, Robison Boni1
1. Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória Hospital, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Objectives:
A retrospective statistical data gathering of wrist and hand complaints assisted over two years in the orthopedic emergency department of a regional referral hospital, seeking to know the profile of these patients.
Methods:
Information obtained by analysis of 31.356 orthopedic visits from May 2013 to April 2015, of which 6.754 related to hand complaints and/or wrist, at the Hospital Estadual Doutor Jayme dos Santos Neves (HDJSN) and analyzed by IBM SPSS Statistics software version 21.
Results:
The data revealed that the average age was 37,5 ± 15,7 years and the male gender was predominant (60,72%). Bruises (52,58%) and fractures (30,49%) were the most common diagnoses.
Conclusion:
The complaints of wrist and hand accounted for 21,44% of all orthopedic emergency room visits. Detailed data description and correct definition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) are needed to better define the epidemiological profile of patients seeking orthopedic emergency. Level of Evidence III, Retrospective Study.
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