[Pattern of bone fractures in motorcycle accidents in a High Specialty Hospital].

INTRODUCTION

Motorcycle accidents are one of the leading causes of death and disability in Mexico's young population. There are no local studies describing the pattern of AO-based injuries.

OBJECTIVE

Define the pattern and type of most common bone fractures in a Regional Hospital of High Specialty, from January to August 2017.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

Descriptive, cross-sectional, observational, quantitative study of 98 patients who suffered motorcycle accidents and who merited surgical orthopedic treatment (94% men, 6% women, average age 29.7 years).

RESULTS

The most frequent accidents included the following features: male drivers, motorcycle < 150 cm3, rural area, without helmet use (75.5%) collision against a moving object. The most common fractures corresponded to: tibia and fibula (28.9%), open fractures (52.3%), femur (25%) forearm (10.5%). Considering the AO classification the most common fractures were AO 42 B 3.3, AO 32A3.2 and AO 23B1.2.

CONCLUSION

Motorcyclists use few protective measures. The injury pattern showed differences with what was reported nationally. According to the AO rating, much of the cases correspond to those of worst prognosis.