TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - An overview of the orthopedic patient profile in the first five days following February 6th, 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake: a single-center experience in the earthquake zone
JO  - Joint diseases and related surgery (Ankra)
A1  - Akkaya, Mustafa
A1  - Öktem, Umut
A1  - Tolunay, Tolga
A1  - Ocak, Müjde
A1  - Yolaçan, Duygu Selen
A1  - Gürler, Ahmet
A1  - Çepni, Şahin
A1  - Kapıcıoğlu, M. I. Safa
A1  - Ocguder, Durmus Ali
A1  - Acar, Mehmet Ali
A1  - Safalı, Selim
A1  - Çiftçi, Sadettin
A1  - Özdemir, Ali
A1  - Aktaş, Süha
A1  - Korkmaz, Murat
A1  - Yağcı, Taha Furkan
A1  - Demir, Tuğcan
A1  - Kurt, Emre
A1  - Doğan, Ahmet Volkan
A1  - Görgel, Mehmet Akif
A1  - Acar, Abdurrahman
A1  - Kuş, Ali İhsan
A1  - Berkay, Ahmet Fırat
A1  - Mıhlayanlar, Fethi
A1  - Yıldırım, Yunus
SP  - 503
EP  - 508
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study aims to investigate the patient profile at a medium-volume hospital located in the earthquake zone among patients who received orthopedic treatment within the first five days after the natural disaster that was considered a major earthquake. <br><br>PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between February 6(th), 2023 and February 10(th), 2023, a total of 338 patients (156 males, 182 females; mean age: 42.2±9.7 years; range, 0 to 87 years) who received orthopedic treatment in our center were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into four groups according to age as follows: infants (younger than one year of age), children (one to 13 years), adults (14 to 59 years), and elderly (60 years or older). <br><br>RESULTS: Considering the age distribution, 291 (86%) patients were young adults. A total of 173 orthopedic surgeries were performed, including internal fixation in 63 patients, external fixation in 11 patients, upper/lower extremity fasciotomy in 47 patients, amputation in 39 patients, and soft tissue debridement in 13 patients. <br><br>CONCLUSION: It is of utmost importance to recognize the principles of emergency fracture fixation and fasciotomy to successfully perform orthopedic surgeries after a natural disaster such as a major earthquake, particularly when the number of earthquake victims is considerably high.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2687-4784
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.52312/jdrs.2023.1113
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