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Volume 11 Issue 2 (April-June) 2022

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Assessment of etiology and type of fractures among study population
Dr. Anurag Dhoundiyal, Dr. Manish Agarwal

Background: All ages of people can sustain fractures. However, the kind and position within the body fluctuate greatly based on a variety of circumstances, primarily those pertaining to the quality of each person's bones and the sort of trauma. The present study was conducted to assess cases with fracture. Materials & Methods: 105 patients with fractures were subjected to radiological investigation such as X- ray skull, upper limb, lower limb, CT scan etc. Etiology of fracture and associated injuries was also reported. Results: Out of 105 patients, males were 63 and females were 42. The etiology of fracture was road traffic accident (RTA) in 76, fall in 21 and violence in 8 cases. Site of fracture was upper limb in 56, lower limb in 32, fracture of spine and trunk in 10, fracture of skull, and intracranial injury in 7 cases. Associated injuries was superficial injury in 9, contusion in 6, and open wound in 18 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: The most common type of fractures was fracture of upper limb, fracture of lower limb, fracture of spine and trunk. The etiology found to be road traffic accident.

 
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