Patterns of Paediatric Long Bones Fractures at Bugando Medical Centre (Record no. 23170)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | CUHAS/MD/4001678/T/16 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CUHAS/MD/4001678/T/16 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240305194014.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 028 ## - PUBLISHER OR DISTRIBUTOR NUMBER | |
| Source | Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102: |
| Source | P. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania: |
| Source | Phone: +255 28 298 3384: |
| Source | Fax: +255 28 298 3386: |
| Source | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz: |
| Source | www.bugando.ac.tz |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | CUHAS/MD/4001678/T/16 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Language of cataloging | English |
| Transcribing agency | DDC |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | Kiswahili |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lazaro E. Gembeson |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/MD/4001678/T/16 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Patterns of Paediatric Long Bones Fractures at Bugando Medical Centre |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Mwanza, Tanzania: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | Viii; 30 Pages |
| Extent | Includes References and Appendices |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | <br/><br/>Abstract: <br/><br/>Background: Pediatrics injuries, both accidental and non-accidental are a global public health problem. Injuries account for majority of the mortality and morbidity in the pediatrics age group after 1 year of age. Musculoskeletal trauma is the most common form of injury in childhood. Locally there is paucity of data on the distribution, cause and severity of childhood fractures. This study described the pattern of pediatrics long bones fractures, common mechanism of injury, severity and location at time of injury and well provide baseline data for establishment of preventive strategies in the pediatrics age group. <br/><br/>Objectives of the study: To determine the pattern of pediatrics long bone fractures common mechanism of injury, severity and location at time of injury in the pediatrics age group at Bugando Medical Centre. <br/><br/>Methodology: Cross sectional study was conducted at BMC, where of 82 pediatric patients with long bone fracture were enrolled in the study. Self-administered structured questionnaire containing closed ended questions was used. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20. <br/><br/>Results: Radius was the most commonly fractured bone followed by humerus, ulna, femur and tibia. The common mechanism of injury was sport activities followed by falls. Most fractures occurred in school than other places. Most of them occurred when a child was with other friends compared with an adult. <br/><br/>Conclusion /recommendation: There is a need for a child to be accompanied with an adult and a need for proper and safe areas for playing at schools and enough supervision of students during sporting activities. <br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| General subdivision | Human Anatomy |
| General subdivision | Biochemistry |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | ddc |
| Koha item type | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | 11/22/2023 | CUHAS/MD/4001678/T/1 | 11/22/2023 | 11/22/2023 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |