Hand and microsurgery department, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación «Dr. Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra». Ciudad de México. México.
Neurological Rehabilitation Department. Chair, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación «Dr. Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra». Ciudad de México. México.
Acta Ortop Mex. 2021 Sep-Oct;35(5):429-435.
Hand injuries constitute 6.6% to 28.6% of all injuries in the musculoskeletal system. Little information has been reported on the non-laboring, non-insured population with no social security. We describe the epidemiology of hand and wrist injuries treated over a year in the emergency department of a reference hospital in Mexico City that treats patients with no social security.
To describe the epidemiology of hand and wrist injuries treated in the ED of a high specialty reference medical facility over a year.
Medical records for patients treated for hand and wrist injuries in the emergency department in 2015 were reviewed. A descriptive statistical analysis was performed.
Hand and wrist injuries constituted 8.9% of all emergencies treated in the emergency department of INR-LGII during 2015. Young, male patients, between 21 and 30 years of age were the most commonly affected age group. Students and housewives constituted almost half the population treated for hand and wrist injuries. The most common injuries were fractures, contusions and sprains.
Hand and wrist injuries are common. There is currently not enough epidemiological data on non-laboring hand injuries in Mexico or the world. Hand and wrist injuries need to receive specialized treatment to avoid complications and permanent disability.
手部损伤占肌肉骨骼系统损伤的 6.6%至 28.6%。关于没有社会保障的非劳动、非保险人群的手部和腕部损伤，报道的信息很少。我们描述了在墨西哥城一家为无社会保障患者提供治疗的参考医院急诊部治疗的一年中手部和腕部损伤的流行病学情况。
描述在一家高专科参考医疗机构急诊部治疗的手部和腕部损伤的流行病学情况。
回顾了 2015 年在 INR-LGII 急诊部治疗的手部和腕部损伤患者的病历。进行了描述性统计分析。
手部和腕部损伤占 2015 年 INR-LGII 急诊部治疗的所有急诊的 8.9%。21 至 30 岁的年轻男性患者是最常见的受影响年龄组。学生和家庭主妇构成了接受手部和腕部损伤治疗的人群的近一半。最常见的损伤是骨折、挫伤和扭伤。
手部和腕部损伤很常见。目前，墨西哥或世界范围内没有足够的关于非劳动性手部损伤的流行病学数据。手部和腕部损伤需要接受专门的治疗，以避免并发症和永久性残疾。
