Distribution Cases of Physeal Fracture At Sanglah Hospital
on January
–
December 2014
Permana, Endi*; Kawiyana, Siki I Ketut**.
*Orthopaedic and Traumatology Resident ofUdayana University, Sanglah Hospital Denpasar
**Teaching Staff of Orthopaedic and Traumatology of Udayana University, Sanglah Hospital Denpasar
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
The key difference between the child's bone and that of an adult is the presence of a physis. Physeal injuries are very common in children, making up 15-30% of all bony injuries. One consequence of trauma was fracture. Fracture type was influenced by age and mechanism of injury. There were several fracture type that more common on particular age group and several fracture type that more often caused by particular mechanism of injury.
OBJECTIVE
This study purpose to know epidemiology ofPhyseal Plate fracture at Sanglah Hospital Emergency Unit in 2014.
METHODS
This study was descriptive retrospective and held in Sanglah Hospital. Data was achieved from patient’s data that had treatment at Sanglah Hospital Emergency Unit in 2014.
RESULTS
In 2014, there were total995Trauma case at Sanglah Hospital Emergency Unit, and 60 of them are Physeal plate fracture. Most of patient age was 12 years old,occured at age of 1-18 years old. With most affected region is distal radius, most of them is boys 76.7%, 90% cases are closed fracture. And the majority of physieal fracture type is Salter Harris type II 80%.
CONCLUSION
There were several fracture type that more common at particular age group. That was caused by difference on mechanism of injury and difference on bone’s strength between age group.
