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Assessment of Bone Fracture Healing Using Micro-Computed Tomography
Published on: December 9, 2022
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH TIBIA DIAPHYSIS FRACTURE TREATED AT A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL
José Carlos Baldocchi Pontin1, Ana Paula Cortes Damasceno1, Helder Joel Moreira de Souza1
1Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
To outline the epidemiological profile of tibial fractures treated in a tertiary hospital and explore associations between the characteristics of the fractures and the clinical outcome of postoperative complications.
Methods:
Retrospective cross-sectional study involving adult patients diagnosed with tibial fractures who underwent surgical and/or conservative treatment in a tertiary hospital between January 2019 and December 2021. The variables sex, age, mechanism of injury, type and classification of fracture, associated injuries, personal history, length of hospital stay, surgical treatment, post-surgical complications (infections, loss of synthesis material, surgical wound dehiscence) and death.
Results:
The sample consisted of 100 individuals, with an average age of 35.8 years, 86% of whom were male, with a higher prevalence of motorcycle accidents. The most common treatment was intramedullary stem, and type C fractures, which are more complex, were more associated with complications.
Conclusion:
Given the predominance of motorcycle accidents involving young people, there is a need for intervention in accident prevention policies, aiming to reduce the incidence, as well as the morbidity and mortality, of these individuals and, consequently, to reduce costs to the health system.
