Citation

Hou S, Zhang Y, Wu W. Chin. J. Traumatol. 2002; 5(1): 52-54.

Affiliation

Orthopaedic Center, 304th Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100037, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Chinese Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11835759

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics of bone fractures from road traffic accidents and analyze their injury mechanisms so as to provide reference for the research and medical care of traffic trauma. METHODS: Three hundred and six patients with fractures from road traffic accidents were included into this study. A total of 507 fractures were identified and the injury mechanism, location distribution and frequency were analyzed. RESULTS: The most common location of fractures was the lower extremities, followed by the upper extremities, skull and maxillofacial region, and the rarest was the spine. A total of 56% of the patients suffered from multiple fractures. The fractures of the patella, femur and pelvis and the fractures of the olecranon, humerus and shoulder often happened simultaneously. CONCLUSIONS: The injury mechanisms can be classified into four types: impact, incoordinate movement, stretch injury and crush and extrusion. The fractures from traffic accidents have the following characteristics: centrifugal distribution of the injuries, multiple fractures, force transmission and ipsilateral occurrence.

Language: en