1.Demographics of Thoracolumbar Fracture in Indian Population Presenting to a Tertiary Level Trauma Centre.
Ketan KHURJEKAR ; Shailesh HADGAONKAR ; Ajay KOTHARI ; Rishikesh RAUT ; Vibhu KRISHNAN ; Ashok SHYAM ; Parag SANCHETI
Asian Spine Journal 2015;9(3):344-351
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, cross-sectional, observational study. PURPOSE: Spine traumata are devastating injuries, which may result in serious disabilities and dire consequences. The current study involves a detailed analysis and description of patients, who were operated at a tertiary care, urban level 1 Spine Centre in India. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: Various studies in literature have discussed the epidemiology and patterns of these injuries in trauma patients. However, literature describing the demographic profile and distribution of these traumata in the Indian population is scarce. METHODS: The current study was conducted as a prospective trial involving patients, who were treated at our Spine Centre in India between July 2009 to December 2012. We studied 92 patients with thoraco-lumbar spine fracture, who were operated with short or long segment posterior stabilization. Epidemiological details, pre- and post-hospitalisation care received and other injury pattern factors were studied. RESULTS: Fall from height (46 patients, 50%) was the most common mechanism observed in the patients. Sixty-three percent injuries belonged to AO type A fractures, while 16.2% and 19.4% of the patients had suffered from AO types B and C injuries, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: We identified interesting epidemiological data and prevailing inadequacies in Emergency Spine care management in the study patients. These observations could facilitate implementation of the changes required to improve current standards of patient care.
Demography*
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Emergencies
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Epidemiology
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Humans
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India
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Observational Study
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Patient Care
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Prospective Studies
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Spinal Fractures
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Spine
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Tertiary Healthcare
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Trauma Centers
2.A rare case of intrauterine intussusception causing ileal atresia
Carine Sun Chung Yine ; Ashok Krishnan ; Mughni Bin Bahari
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2020;75(3):304-306
Intrauterine intussusception is a rare but evident cause of
intestinal atresia and is usually detected intraoperatively.
We report on a term neonate who presented to the
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sabah Women and
Children’s Hospital, Malaysia with delayed passage of
meconium and intestinal obstruction, wherein the lower
contrast showed a claw sign. This was a good clue that this
neonate had intrauterine intussusception and this suspicion
was confirmed upon laparotomy. We found an ileo-ileal
intussusception causing ileal atresia, requiring resection
and primary anastomosis.