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  • Injury Sites and Radiologic Features of 60 Patients with Severe Earthquake Trauma in Min-Zhang Earthquake in Gansu Province, 2013

    ObjectiveTo analyze injury sites and radiologic features of 60 patients with severe earthquake trauma in Min-Zhang earthquake in 2013. MethodsWe retrospectively collected clinical data of 60 patients with severe earthquake trauma who were sent to major hospitals in Lanzhou city within 7 days after the earthquake. The software of Excel was used to input and analyze clinical data. ResultsAmong 60 patients with severe earthquake trauma, there were 20 cases with single-site injury and 40 cases with multi-site injury, amounting to 120 injury sites. A total of 41 cases were injured in the limbs, involving 53 parts of fracture, of which, 11 cases were injured in the upper limbs (12 sites) and 34 cases in the lower limbs (41 sites). A total of 14 cases were injured in the skull (16 sites). 13 cases were injured in the spine involving a total of 14 vertebrae, 20 sites, of which, 10 cases were accompanied by injuries in the brain and spinal cord. A total of 17 cases were injured in the chest, of which 6 cases were accompanied by rib fracture, amounting to 27 sites. A total of 7 cases were accompanied by visceral injury, involving four sites of the abdomen. ConclusionMulti-site and multi-organ injuries are the most after the earthquake, of which, limb fracture is frequently-seen and abdominal injuries are rare. Imaging examination is very useful in screening injuries caused by the earthquake and in treatment based on categorization.

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