Redefinition of our social life for COVID-19, with social distance, prohibition of entering and exiting cities, closure of social areas and curfews effects every aspect of our lives, from psychological to physical. The aim of this study was to evaluate the injury mechanisms, fracture frequencies and priority treatment preferences in a tertiary trauma center from Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic, both in adult and pediatric populations, and to compare them with pre-COVID-19 period. In this single-centered study, 960 patients (with 1039 fractures) who were admitted to a tertiary trauma center in Turkey, between April 2020 and December 2020 were examined. A control group of 964 patients (with 1070 fractures) who were admitted in the same date range of 2019 was formed. Patient demographics, injury mechanisms, fracture type and preferred treatment methods were recorded. There was a significant difference regarding injury mechanism between groups in both adult and pediatric populations (p=0.002 and p<0.001, respectively). In adults, according to the residual values, there was significant difference between groups in terms of proximal humerus, elbow, forearm, hand, femoral shaft and knee fractures (p<0.001). Among pediatric patients, a significant difference was found between groups in terms of proximal humerus, hand and knee fractures (p<0.001). In the pediatric population, there has been a significant increase in the preference of conservative treatment in the pandemic group (p=0.002). With increased indoors time, restriction of outdoors physical activities and lesser time in traffic, fracture distribution and priority treatment preferences have inevitably changed. In Turkey, the frequency of almost all upper extremity fractures except proximal humerus and humerus shaft fractures have increased significantly in the adult population, while the frequency of lower extremity fractures associated with high-energy injuries have decreased. In the pediatric population, treatment preferences are shifting towards conservative methods rather than surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objective Our objective was to evaluate the mid-to-long term mortality rates (with an average of 1-year follow-up) and associated factors of geriatric patients with hip fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Prospectively followed-up 104 geriatric patients over 65 years old, with hip fractures during the pandemic, 89 of which underwent surgery, were evaluated. A control group of 126 geriatric patients treated for hip fractures before the pandemic was formed. Patient demographics, initial SARS-Cov-2 Reverse Transcriptase PCR test results, fracture type, type of surgery performed, length of stay (LOS) in hospital early complications were analyzed. Results Mid-to-long term mortality rate of geriatric patients with hip fractures treated during the pandemic period was 42.3% whereas the mortality rate of control group was calculated as 38.9% (p=0.599). Patients that were unfit for surgery and patients with positive initial SARS-Cov-2 Reverse Transcriptase PCR test were significantly related with higher mortality (p
Amaç: Amacımız, distal tibia eklem hattına uzanan tibia diyafiz kırıklarında intramedüller çivilemenin sonuçlarının araştırılması ve minimal invaziv plak osteosentez yöntemi ile karşılaştırılmasıdır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kliniğimizde tibia distal eklem hattına uzanan ancak eklemde impaksiyon izlenmeyen tibia diyafiz kırığı nedeni ile 2019 – 2021 yılları arasında tedavi ve takibi yapılan tüm hastalar retrospektif olarak araştırıldı. Tüm hastaların yaş, cinsiyet ve taraf gibi demografik verileri, yaralanma mekanizmaları, tibia diyafiz ve pilon kırık tipleri, klinik ağrı skorları, radyolojik kaynamaları ve komplikasyonları değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilen 27 hastadan 15 hasta (%55,56) intramedüller çivileme ile tedavi edilirken, 12 hastada (%44,44) minimal invaziv plak osteosentez kullanılmıştır. İMÇ uygulanan grubun ortanca yaşı 62 (Aralık: 34-67 yaş) iken, MİPO uygulanan grupta ortanca yaşı 51 (Aralık: 33-52) olduğu ve aralarında anlamlı fark olduğu görüldü (p=0,038). Yaralanma mekanizmaları açısından gruplar arasında anlamlı fark tespit edildi (p=0,023). Taraf, cinsiyet, kırık tipi ve ağrı skorları açısından iki grup arasında fark görülmedi (p>0,050). Hastaların tamamında radyolojik tam iyileşme elde edildi. Dört hastada (%14,81) yara yerinde yumuşak doku ilişkili komplikasyonlar tespit edildi. Komplikasyon gelişen hastaların tamamının MİPO grubunda olduğu görüldü ve gruplar arasında komplikasyon gelişimi açısından anlamlı fark tespit edildi (p=0,028). Sonuç: Distal tibia eklem hattına uzanan tibia diyafiz kırıklarında, eklemde impaksiyon eşlik etmiyor ise, perkütan kanüllü vidalar ile eklemde mutlak stabilitenin elde edilmesini takiben uygulanan intramedüller çivileme ile tatminkar klinik ve radyolojik sonuçlar ve düşük komplikasyon oranları elde edilebilir.
Objective: To investigate the effect of the postponement of elective surgeries on the quality of life of the patients and to examine the post-operative COVID-19 rates of patients who underwent elective surgery and investigate the associated risk factors. Methods: In this retrospective study, 187 patients who underwent elective surgery between June and July 2020 and between January and May 2021 were examined. Age, gender, occupation, comorbidity, time of surgical delay, type of surgery, hospitalization, and follow-up periods were recorded. Surgeries were categorized under four headings; knee arthroscopy, arthroplasty, rotator cuff repair/impingement, and minor surgery. To examine the quality of life of all operated patients, a validated Turkish version of EQ-5D-3L was used. All patients were questioned on phone to identify the risk factors for transmission. Statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS 26.0 version. Results: Among the 187 patients evaluated in the study, 40 patients (21.4%) were diagnosed nCOV-19 during the postoperative period. Regardless of the type of surgery performed, mobility, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression scores were increased significantly postoperatively (p
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