Abstract:

In this study from October 2007 to October 2008 the cases of bone fractures applied to emergency service at the Mustafa Kemal University of Tayfur Ata Sökmen Medical Faculty were examined. The anatomical localization of the break, the type of break, the distribution according to age groups and the factors that lead to the break were studied. It was also studied whether there were diseases such as stroke, domestic violence, osteoporosis accompanied by breakdown. The number of crashes was higher in men (61.3%) than in women (38.7%). Furthermore, fractures were detected at 63 percent in adults, which was lower in childhood bone fractures (37 percent). Upper extremity fractures are more common in children, while lower extremity bone fractures are more common in adults. The most broken bone radius in children, followed by humerus and ulna, was the most broken bone femur in adults. Among the causes of the crash were falling from the height, traffic accidents and sports injuries in the top. In this study aimed at identifying bone fractures, we believe that the results obtained will contribute significantly to the studies aimed at reducing and/or preventing trauma that people are exposed to.

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