Rehman Ali, Abid Ullah, Shazia Rizwan, Ashfaq Ahmed, Sumera Nasim, Sadaf Saddiq, Naeem Ahmed, Rizwan Akram, Amer Aziz.
Gender dominance and patterns in Paediatric Trauma at Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore.
Pak J Surg Jan ;37(4):255-8.

Background: Trauma, especially in children ages 1 to 14 years, is one of the significant causes of mortality. A fracture of 10-25% is the primary cause of paediatric injuries Objective: This study aimed to determine the patterns and gender dominance in paediatric trauma at Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore. Material & Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Orthopedics and Spine Center, Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore, from January 2019 to December 2019. All the demographic information and patients` medical records were analyzed retrospectively using Excel and SPSS software 23. Results: A medical record of 401 paediatric cases ranged from (1-14 years) were collected retrospectively. Among these, most of the cases were males 336(83.8%) while fewer cases were females 65(16.2%) with a mean age of 9.32+-3.86 ranged from (1-14) years. Most children were from the age group (6-10 years), as 46.6%. Fall was the most common mode of injuries. The study showed that Supracondylar Humerus fracture was more prevalent among all paedaitric traumatic injuries as 95(23.7%). The results indicated in general that boys were comparatively more injured than girls, i.e., the prevalence of Supracondylar humerus fracture was found to be greater in males as compared to females. Conclusion: The study concluded that males are more prevalent in the study than females. In all injuries, the Incidence of supracondylar humerus fractures was high. Fall injuries were most prominent in all paediatric trauma.

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