Abstract:

BACKGROUND: In developed countries, studies have identified the injury of various fractures. However, in developing countries, particularly in Asia, there still lacks of relevant researches.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the data of the inpatients with fracture and to understand the relevant injury factor.
METHODS: The inpatients with fracture (except for skull fracture) were selected from the First Affiliated Hospital of Lanzhou University, People’s Hospital of Gansu Province and The General Hospital of Military District of LanZhou during 2006-2010. Descriptive analysis was performed on the incidence of fracture.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: For incidence of fracture, the patients in 31-50 years old were the highest and followed by the patients in the 0-10 years old. Male was more than female in the patients aged below 60 years old, and the most injury position were arms and legs, the major reason of fracture was traffic accidence. Female was more than male in patients aged over 60 years old, the most injured sites were backbone and femur and the major reason of fracture was fall. Worker and urban residents were the highest incidence rate of fracture. Fracture took place mainly on the road and most number of incidence cases of fracture occurred in summer and autumn.