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[Pattern of bone fractures in motorcycle accidents in a High Specialty Hospital]
S A Ramos-Villalón1, E Vázquez-López2, R Damián-Pérez1
1Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad «Dr. Gustavo A Rovirosa Pérez», Villahermosa, Tabasco. México.
Introduction:
Motorcycle accidents are one of the leading causes of death and disability in Mexico's young population. There are no local studies describing the pattern of AO-based injuries.
Objective:
Define the pattern and type of most common bone fractures in a Regional Hospital of High Specialty, from January to August 2017.
Material And Methods:
Descriptive, cross-sectional, observational, quantitative study of 98 patients who suffered motorcycle accidents and who merited surgical orthopedic treatment (94% men, 6% women, average age 29.7 years).
Results:
The most frequent accidents included the following features: male drivers, motorcycle < 150 cm3, rural area, without helmet use (75.5%) collision against a moving object. The most common fractures corresponded to: tibia and fibula (28.9%), open fractures (52.3%), femur (25%) forearm (10.5%). Considering the AO classification the most common fractures were AO 42 B 3.3, AO 32A3.2 and AO 23B1.2.
Conclusion:
Motorcyclists use few protective measures. The injury pattern showed differences with what was reported nationally. According to the AO rating, much of the cases correspond to those of worst prognosis.
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