Salman ghaffari; Vanoushe nejadi kelarijani; Masoud Shayesteh Azar; Mehdi Mohebi; Sadegh Taheri
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Background & Aim: Orthopedic trauma is a common injury in children and may cause deep and permanent psychological and physical damages for the patients and their families. Recognition of the incidence rate of these injuries can help design effective treatment plans. This study aimed to identify various ...
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Background & Aim: Orthopedic trauma is a common injury in children and may cause deep and permanent psychological and physical damages for the patients and their families. Recognition of the incidence rate of these injuries can help design effective treatment plans. This study aimed to identify various dimensions of orthopedic trauma in children in Abu Ali Sina Hospital of Sari, Northern Iran.Materials and Methods: In this prospective descriptive study, patients under the age of 16 years with orthopedic injuries, hospitalized in Bu Ali Sina Hospital during 2015-2016 were entered into the research. Information related to the age, gender, and mechanism trauma was collected. Data analysis was performed in SPSS using Chi-square, as well as paired and one-sample t-tests.Results: In total, 525 patients below the age of 16 years were assessed, (65.3%) with a mean age of 9.7±4.4 were male years and the rest were female (34.7%) with the mean age of 7.7±6.4 years. While most injuries in male subjects were in the age range of 14-16 years, for female participants two poaks in the age ranges of 2-4 and 14-16 years was seen. Moreover, 81.7% of the fractures were related to the upper limbs while 18.3% of the traumas were observed in the lower limbs. Furthermore, the most common location of incidents was home, and most frequent mechanism in both genders was falling (42.3%). In addition, the most common time of injuries was the fall season (44.6%). According to the results, most orthopedic trauma (56.7%) were observed in children and adolescents with normal body mass indexes, and only 8.29% of fracture cases were related to obese or overweight patients aged 2-16 years.Conclusion: Children are at risk of severe orthopedic trauma, which is due to lack of information, awareness, and education. Examining the safety of children and keeping them away from such injuries is essential and must be stadied in other large cities in other the developing countries.
M Shayestehazar; M Shayestehazar; MH Karimi nasab; S Ghafari; M Razavi pour; M Mahmoudi; E Moayed Abedi
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Backgrounds: Various studies have been conducted on the local and systemic effects of orthopedic hardware. This study aimed to evaluate the pathologic reactions to orthopedic hardware (nail and plate) in patients.
Methods: In this descriptive study, the pathologic reactions of 15 patients (12 males ...
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Backgrounds: Various studies have been conducted on the local and systemic effects of orthopedic hardware. This study aimed to evaluate the pathologic reactions to orthopedic hardware (nail and plate) in patients.
Methods: In this descriptive study, the pathologic reactions of 15 patients (12 males and 3 females) with a mean age of 37.41 years, who underwent orthopaedic hardware removal surgery in two Hospitals in Sari, Iran, were assessed through observation, laboratory tissue evaluation, and a questionnaire.
Results: In this research, no allergic reaction was observed in the patients after the insertion of hardware. In this regard, 6.66% of patients reported infection after insertion of hardware, and there was one case of non:::union:::. Furthermore, no systematic complication was observed in any of the patients. The majority of patients had moderate tissue inflammation at the hardware site, and there was no evidence of malignancy in any of the pathology samples.
Conclusion: According to the results of the research, a moderate level of tissue inflammation might be observed at the site of orthopedic hardware placement.
