An Epidemiological Study of Femur Fracture in Road Traffic Accident Cases
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
The femur is one of the largest and strongest bones in the body. Because the femur is such a strong bone, it usually requires significant force to cause a femur fracture. In this retrospective study, fatal road traffic accident cases autopsied during the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2014 were analyzed at the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIMS, B G Nagar, and Karnataka. The incidence, age wise distribution of cases and types of femur fracture were noted. In our study total numbers of autopsied cases during 2011 to 2014 are 453. Maximum number of cases occurred in the year 2013 (147 cases). In that 45 cases had femur fracture. Maximum number of victims belongs to 31-40 years (16 cases) decade followed by 21-30 years (11 cases). 21 cases had Femoral Shaft Fractures and 11 cases had distal femur fractures. In the case of a fractured femur that results in bone breaking the skin, there is an increased risk of infection. If the bones are not well aligned or there is irritation to the bone due to infection, the healing process may be delayed and require further surgery.
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Vijay Kumar AG, Shivaramu MG, Kumar U
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