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Review of patients with musculosceletal injury treated during winter months in a highland hospital
Rousek, Miloslav ; Džupa, Valér (advisor)
Backround. The authors examined the incidence of musculoskeletal injuries according to their type and location in the period of winter at a highland hospital, which also functions as a regional hospital for a few winter sport resorts. Methods and results. In the sample there were 1644 patients (696 women, 948 men) treated for primary musculoskeletal injuries from 1.1. to 31.3. 2008. This was a retrospective study, the data was collected from medical reports. It included: age, sex, mechanism of injury, diagnosis and whether the patient had to be hospitalised or not. Age of the patients ranged from 1 to 95 years with an average of 29 years (31 for women and 28 for men). Younger age groups dominated among men. After 70 years of age there was a prevalence of women. Fractures were the most common cause of injury (653, 39.7%), followed by injuries to the joints' ligamentary apparatus by mechanism of distortion (379, 23.1%). Next in incidince were soft tissue injuries caused by contusion (325, 19.7%) and open wounds (241, 14.7%). The least common were luxated joints (43, 2.6%) and closed injury to muscles and tendons (3, 0.1%). The most frequent site of injury was the hand (404, 24.6%), while the least frequent sire was the thigh (17, 1.0%). Conclusions. In conclusion the study confirmed that other than the age,...
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