EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT VICTIMS IN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

To evaluate the epidemiological profile of motorcycle accident victims in a metropolis with more than one million inhabitants attended in a university hospital of reference in 2017. a retrospective study through the analysis of medical records of 105 motorcycle accident victims in Campinas (SP) atte...

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Published inActa ortopedica brasileira Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 97 - 99
Main Authors Bittar, Cintia Kelly, Cliquet, Alberto, Costa, Vinícius Samuel Dias Alves DA, Pacheco, Ana Carolina DE Freitas, Ricci, Renato Lazarin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil ATHA EDITORA 01.03.2020
Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic
Craniocerebral Trauma
Health Profile
Multiple Trauma
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ORTHOPEDICS
Craniocerebral Trauma
Accidents, Traffic
Health Profile
Multiple Trauma
Perfil de Saúde
Traumatismo Múltiplo
Traumatismos Craniocerebrais
Acidentes de Trânsito
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Summary:To evaluate the epidemiological profile of motorcycle accident victims in a metropolis with more than one million inhabitants attended in a university hospital of reference in 2017. a retrospective study through the analysis of medical records of 105 motorcycle accident victims in Campinas (SP) attended in a university hospital of reference and who needed surgical procedure in 2017. 87 patients (82.9%) were men. Multiple fractures were observed in 61 patients (58.1%) and polytrauma was found in 14 patients (13.3%). Tibial fracture was the most frequent, present in 65 cases (61.9%). Exposed fractures occurred in 68 patients (64.7%). Among the polytrauma victims, the most frequent injury was traumatic brain injury (TBI), present in seven patients (6.6%). The mean age was 29.8 years (range 6-63 years). The average length of hospital stay was 14 days (1-87). It is essential to investigate and evaluate the victims' epidemiological profile, as well as the resulting injuries, in order to provide adequate support for the implementation of measures aimed at primary prevention and awareness of the most affected groups.
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AUTHORS’ CONTRIBUTION: Each author contributed individually and significantly to the development of this article. CKB: study design, review, and approval of the final version; ACJ: study design, review, and approval of the final version; VSDAC: data collection, analysis and interpretation, and writing; ACFP: data collection, analysis and interpretation; RLR: data collection, analysis and interpretation.
All authors declare no potential conflict of interest related to this article.
ISSN:1413-7852
1809-4406
1809-4406
DOI:10.1590/1413-785220202802230035