Background: Depression accounts for approximately 8.2% of people living with disability worldwide. Depression and fractures are a common occurrence especially elderly who are predisposed to fractures due to low bone mineral density. Clinical Depression is linked to high cortisol levels and low mineral density. As most studies correlating fractures in the elderly and its association with depression have been done in the western countries, we felt the need to pursue a study to compare fractures in elderly men and women and its association with depression in the Indian population. Methods: This was a prospective study done over two years with continuous sampling method. The study included 90 inpatients (51males and 39females) with fractures of long bone and hip needing prolonged rehabilitation. Patients above 65 years of age admitted with fractures of long bones and hip were examined using Beck’s depression inventory. The data was tabulated and compared between males and females. Results: We found 58.96% of females suffered from some form of depression as opposed to 39.21% of males. We found statistically significant association between depression and female suffering from major fractures.
Background: Forearm fractures are one of the most common injuries sustained by children and both bone forearm fractures are estimated around 40% of all pediatric fractures. Pediatric forearm fractures occur in approximately 1 in 100 children per year. Forearm shaft fractures in children are usually treated with closed reduction and cast immobilization and a good functional outcome is obtained, but few patients with gross displacement, angulations, soft tissue swelling due to edema, children nearing skeletal maturity, proximal third fractures, open fractures and displacement after closed manipulation and cast immobilization require surgical intervention. Greater controversy exists regarding the optimal method of fixation in children. Fractures in this age group that cannot be maintained in acceptable alignment with closed reduction can be treated with either intramedullary nails or open reduction and internal fixation with plates. The purpose of this study was to investigate the indications, techniques, clinical results, functional outcomes, possible complications and means of avoiding them in unstable forearm fractures in children treated with titanium elastic nails (TENs). Methods: Our prospective interventional study included Forty five children after application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, consent for study was taken from the parents.
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