“Fracturas mas frecuentes en el servicio de pediatria, Hospital Provincial General Docente Riobamba, 2018-2019.”

This research project aimed to determine the prevalence of fractures in pediatric patients treated in the pediatric service of the “Hospital Provincial General Docente Riobamba”, period August 2018 - August 2019. The study was observational, descriptive, on field, documental, with a mixed approach, with a cross-sectional cohort. For its development, 242 clinical histories of patients from 0 to 14 years old were collected. The diagnosis of fracture, age group and treatment were also considered to establish the relationship between these indicators. Data processing showed a predominance of fractures in radius and ulna diaphysis with 30% of the total population under study. In addition, it was observed that most of fractures occurred in the upper limb with 53% of incidence; on the other hand, the most affected lower limb bone was the femur with 30% of the total. The results indicated a greater number of fractures in the male sex, finally it was not possible to determine a statistically significant association between sex and the types of fractures (p = 0.245), but it was possible to establish a significant relationship between the types of fractures that were most frequent in relation to age (p = 0.001), the school group is the one with the greatest presence of musculoskeletal injuries.

• Autor principal: Mauricio Javier, Coloma Armas (author)
• Altres autors: Luis Felipe, Haro Moyón (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Publicat: 2020
• Matèries: Fracturas pediátricas; prevalencia de fracturas; traumatología pediátrica.; fractura de radio y cúbito
• Accés en línia: http://dspace.unach.edu.ec/handle/51000/6799