Fracture of Tibia: An Autopsy Study
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
The tibia also called as shinbone, is the commonly fractured long bone in the body. A tibial shaft fracture may occur along the diaphysis, upper 1/3rd and lower 1/3rd region. The Leg bone fractures include fractures of the tibia and fibula bone. The tibia is the only weight bearing bone so tibial fracture is more common. In this study, all fatal road traffic accident and fall from height cases autopsied during the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2014 were analyzed at the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIMS, BG Nagar, and Karnataka. The incidence, age wise distribution of cases and types of tibia fracture were noted. In our study total numbers of autopsied cases during 2011 to 2014 are 453. In that 40 cases had tibia fracture. Maximum number of victims belongs to 21-30 years (14 cases) decade followed by 31-40 years (12 cases). Manner of fracture was Road traffic accident in 36 cases and fall from height in 4 cases. 23 cases had tibial Shaft Fractures and 09 cases had fracture at upper 1/3rd region. Since tibial fracture is one of the most common long bone fractures, treatment is aimed at achieving a stable, aligned, mobile and painless joint and to minimize the risk of post-traumatic complications. Keywords: Tibia, Fracture, Road traffic accident
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Vijay Kumar AG, Shivaramu MG, Kumar U
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