Volume 25, Issue 107, January, 2021

Factors associated with long bone fracture healing complications (delayed union, nonunion and malunions) in Arar, Saudi Arabia: A case control study

Basem M M Salama^1♦, Awwad Alenezy², Majed Alrowaili³

¹Department of Family & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia; and Community Medicine Department, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt.
²Department of Family & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia
³Department of Surgery (Orthopedic Division), Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Family & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia; and Community Medicine Department, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt; Email: drbasemsalama@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Background: Bone fractures are the commonest cause of hospitalized trauma. Fracture healing complications (FHC) is frequently associated pain, restricts the patient’s activities, increases dependency and financial burden. This study aimed to identify factors which can affect fracture healing. Subject and methods: A nested case-cohort hospital-based study conducted patients (above the age 20 years) who were treated for acute fractures of long bones. 31 patients diagnosed with FHC (delayed union fracture) were chosen as cases and 124 Patients with normal fracture healing were included as controls. Results: By logistic regression analysis, smoking, age of the patient, gender, open fracture and diabetes were found to be independently associated with FHC. Conclusion: Smoking, age of the patient, gender; open fracture and diabetes were found to be the important risk factors of FHC.

Keywords: Fracture, bone, healing, risk, union

Medical Science, 2021, 25(107), 1-6

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