Bone Fracture Patterns and Distributions according to Trauma Energy
Background. This study investigates the effect of injury mechanism and energy on fracture patterns and distributions. Also, it compares differences in bone fracture patterns based on injury mechanism, gender, and age. Methods. Three thousand and sixty-six admitted patients with bone fractures were r...
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| description | Background. This study investigates the effect of injury mechanism and energy on fracture patterns and distributions. Also, it compares differences in bone fracture patterns based on injury mechanism, gender, and age. Methods. Three thousand and sixty-six admitted patients with bone fractures were reviewed retrospectively, and the fractures were analyzed regarding age, gender, and mechanism of injury. Fractures were located in eleven bones. However, the forearm, hand, leg, and foot were considered one bone, and the fracture was then subclassified according to the anatomic position within each bone. Trauma energy was classified according to the mechanism of injury where simple falls were considered low-energy injury while falling from a height, road traffic accidents, bullet, and industrial injuries were considered high energy. Results. Males represented most of the patients, and most injuries occurred in adults. However, the male patients were more prone to injuries than females across all age groups below fifty years, women above fifty years were more frequent, and a third of females’ injuries occurred in the elderly. Simple falls represent two-thirds of the trauma mechanism, and falling from a height and road traffic accidents are the most common high-energy injuries and more prevalent in males. Scapular, clavicular, distal humerus, and shaft of long bones fractures were more prevalent in males. In contrast, females had a higher frequency of proximal humerus, proximal and distal femur, distal leg, and thoracic spine fractures. Industrial injuries are more frequent in males; thus, hand injuries are more frequent. Pathological fractures were higher in females, and spine and pelvic fractures were more associated with high-energy injuries. Conclusions. The trauma’s energy determines the bone injury’s extent and nature. Knowing the trauma mechanism is essential to expect the extent of injuries and construct preventive measures accordingly. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6c60189b711a47bba22b4cf4ee7d14132025-08-20T03:34:10ZengWileyAdvances in Orthopedics2090-34722022-01-01202210.1155/2022/8695916Bone Fracture Patterns and Distributions according to Trauma EnergyAhmad Almigdad0Ayman Mustafa1Sattam Alazaydeh2Mu’men Alshawish3Mohammad Bani Mustafa4Hamza Alfukaha5Department of OrthopedicDepartment of OrthopedicDepartment of OrthopedicDepartment of OrthopedicDepartment of OrthopedicDepartment of OrthopedicBackground. This study investigates the effect of injury mechanism and energy on fracture patterns and distributions. Also, it compares differences in bone fracture patterns based on injury mechanism, gender, and age. Methods. Three thousand and sixty-six admitted patients with bone fractures were reviewed retrospectively, and the fractures were analyzed regarding age, gender, and mechanism of injury. Fractures were located in eleven bones. However, the forearm, hand, leg, and foot were considered one bone, and the fracture was then subclassified according to the anatomic position within each bone. Trauma energy was classified according to the mechanism of injury where simple falls were considered low-energy injury while falling from a height, road traffic accidents, bullet, and industrial injuries were considered high energy. Results. Males represented most of the patients, and most injuries occurred in adults. However, the male patients were more prone to injuries than females across all age groups below fifty years, women above fifty years were more frequent, and a third of females’ injuries occurred in the elderly. Simple falls represent two-thirds of the trauma mechanism, and falling from a height and road traffic accidents are the most common high-energy injuries and more prevalent in males. Scapular, clavicular, distal humerus, and shaft of long bones fractures were more prevalent in males. In contrast, females had a higher frequency of proximal humerus, proximal and distal femur, distal leg, and thoracic spine fractures. Industrial injuries are more frequent in males; thus, hand injuries are more frequent. Pathological fractures were higher in females, and spine and pelvic fractures were more associated with high-energy injuries. Conclusions. The trauma’s energy determines the bone injury’s extent and nature. Knowing the trauma mechanism is essential to expect the extent of injuries and construct preventive measures accordingly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8695916 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Almigdad Ayman Mustafa Sattam Alazaydeh Mu’men Alshawish Mohammad Bani Mustafa Hamza Alfukaha Bone Fracture Patterns and Distributions according to Trauma Energy Advances in Orthopedics |
| title | Bone Fracture Patterns and Distributions according to Trauma Energy |
| title_full | Bone Fracture Patterns and Distributions according to Trauma Energy |
| title_fullStr | Bone Fracture Patterns and Distributions according to Trauma Energy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bone Fracture Patterns and Distributions according to Trauma Energy |
| title_short | Bone Fracture Patterns and Distributions according to Trauma Energy |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8695916 |
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