Study of orthopedic morbidities among outdoor patients in a medical college in District Ambedkarnagar, India.
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2016
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Introduction: Congenital bone diseases, nutritional disorders like rickets, infective or metabolic conditions
and trauma of bones and joints are most common orthopedic problems encountered among outdoor patients.
This study was conducted to find out the prevalence of different orthopedic morbidities amongst outdoor
patients of the Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, and District Ambedkarnagar.
Material and Methods: These six months, observational, outdoor department study was carried out in
Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, Ambedkarnagar, India. A total of 1000
individuals gave their consent and participated in the study. A structured, pretested schedule was used to
collect the data on the demographic characteristics (age, gender, religion) and orthopedic problems. The
data was analyzed using SPSS software.
Results: A higher proportion of the outdoor patients was aged between 16-60 years (82.6%) and was
females (50.1%). A higher percentage of orthopedic problems encountered were regional conditions of
limbs (23.7%), followed by traumatic (23.0%) and degenerative (22.7%).Traumatic causes and
neuromuscular disorders were more common among the males while degenerative, regional and rheumatic
conditions were more common among the females.
Conclusion: Larger nationwide community based studies are required to know the extent of the orthopedic
problems and formulate better health policies.
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Orthopedic morbidities, outdoor patients
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Ahmad Ayaz, Ahmed Javed, Mahmood Syed Esam. Study of orthopedic morbidities among outdoor patients in a medical college in District Ambedkarnagar, India. National Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences. 2016; 5(2): 80-83.