“PREVALENCE OF ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS IN PATIENTS PRESENTED TO KHALIFA GUL NAWAZ TEACHING HOSPITAL BANNU

ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the prevalence of orthopedic injuries in motorcycle accidents in patients presenting to Department
of Orthopedic, K.G.N. Hospital, Bannu, KPK.
Methodology: This descriptive study was done at Department of Orthopaedic & Traumatology, K.G.N. Hospital, Bannu,
KPK in a total of 258 patients with motorcycle related orthopedic injures, from August 2014 to August 2015 (One year).
Results: Majority were males 249 (96.51%) and 09 (03.48%) were females, 50 (19.37%) were between 11-20 years of
age, 122 (47.28%) between 21-30. Majority injuries 139 (53.87%) were on the lower limbs, 105 (40.69%) on the upper
limbs, 10 (3.87%) in the cephalic segment and 04 (01.55%) on the spine. In majority 60 (23.25%) fractures located on
the knee, 55 (21.31%) on the ankle, 26 (10.07%) on the hand, 97 (37.60%) wounds, 80 (31.00%) bruises, 41 (15.90%)
closed fractures, 16 (06.20%) openfractures. In 122 (47.28%) cases fracture was on the bones of the foot, 65 (25.19%)
on the ankle, 44 (17.05%) on the femur, 13 (05.03%) fibula/tibia, 08 (03.10%) on the bones of the hand, 03 (01.16%)
on the wrist, 02 (00.77%) on the clavicle and 01 (00.38%) on the other bones.
Conclusions: From the results of this study, it is concluded that RTA was a leading cause of bone fractures especially
in individuals in their 2nd and 3rd decades of life, constituting most of its victims. Males were observed to be predominantly
involved with the lower extremity the most affected site of bone fractures of foot and knees.
Key words: Motorcycle-road traffic accidents; fractures and injuries; tibia, lower extremity injury.