Características epidemiológicas y clínicas de las fracturas pediátricas atendidas en el servicio de ortopedia y traumatología, Hospital de Especialidades José Carrasco Arteaga, 2015-2020

Abstract

Background: Pediatric fractures are one of the most common traumatic injuries in children. Previous studies show its high impact on infant morbidity and mortality. The increase in its incidence requires adequate knowledge of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics in this group. Objective: to determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pediatric fractures treated in the Orthopedics and Traumatology service at the José Carrasco Arteaga Specialty Hospital between January 2015 and December 2020. Methodology: a descriptive study was carried out with patients under 18 years of age who attended the Orthopedics and Traumatology service at the José Carrasco Arteaga Specialty Hospital between January 2015 and December 2020. A validated collection form was used, which includes age, sex, origin, residence, place where the trauma occurred, mechanism of injury, anatomical location of the trauma, type and management of the fracture. For the analysis of the information, free software was used. The results are presented in tables of frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviation. Results: the highest frequency of fractures occurred in the distal radius in 36.3%; the most affected sex was men with 64.7%; the age group that presented the most injuries were adolescents with 43.7%; the most frequent place where the injury occurred was at home with 44.5% Conclusions: there is a relationship between the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pediatric fractures in our environment in comparison with other studies carried out worldwide.