Epidemiology of inpatient tibia fractures in Singapore - A single centre experience.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There are no previous epidemiological studies to represent the trends of tibia fractures in the urban setting. The purpose of our study was to provide unique epidemiological information on the incidence of tibia fractures requiring admission in the urban population of Singapore.

Methods

This is a retrospective review of clinical and radiological records encompassing three years period from 2012 to 2014 in a tertiary hospital in Northern Singapore, which covers an adult population of 550,000. Clinical information included demographics, mechanism of injury, and Gustillo-Anderson classification. Radiological records were evaluated by two of the authors and fractures were classified using the AO classification after consensus was reached.

Results

There were 214 ca

SUBMITTER: Decruz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6488744 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature