X-ray Radiography of Bone Fractures Associated With Road Traffic Accidents RTA

Abstract

One of the leading causes of bone fractures are Road Traffice Accidents (RTAs), they are perhaps the most prevalent causes of mortality in individuals. Objective: To investigate the prevalence and types of bone fractures in patients who have been involved in a road traffic collisions in the city of Gujranwala, Pakistan. Methods: It was a cross-sectional analysis at the orthopedic department of the DHQ/Teaching Hospital in Gujranwala, all patients with RTA-related fractures who underwent x-rays were included after written informed consent. The study included a total of 100 patients, all of which had suffered fractures as a result of traffic incidents from January 13th, 2022 to April 13th, 2022, the research was completed in three months. The obtained data were entered and analyzed by utilizing IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0. Results: There were 35 females and 65 males in the study, and according to the age distribution, 34% of those aged 26 to 35 years had a higher risk of fracture. Femur 37.7%, tibia 21.3%, fibula 16.4%, radius 2.5%, ankle joint 1.6%, humerus 6.6%, knee joint 2.5%, elbow joint 4.9%, and thumb and spine 0.8% are among the bones that have been fractured. Moreover, no incidents of skull fractures were recorded. Conclusion: Bone fractures are much more common in men than in women. In road traffic accidents, the most common bone fracture is the femur, which occurs most frequently in people who ride motorbikes or cycles, whereas, the transverse bone fracture is the most prevalent type of bone fracture.