Frequency of DVT in Lower Limb Fractures reported in patients at PMCH Nawabshah a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Abstract

Background:      The     occurrence      of    DVT     in particular to fracture sites in the lower limb is generally unrevealed, and denotescrucial data essential to achieve the neediness for prophylaxis.

Objective: This study was performed for evaluating the frequency of DVT in lower limb fractures.

Design:     A large cross-sectional study was performed for evaluating the frequency of DVT in isolated fractures of tibia.

Setting: Orthopedic Department, PMCH Nawabshah.

Duration: September 2017 to June 2019.

Sample size: 200 subjects.

Methodology: All the male and female patients admitted in orthopedic ward after the fracture of lower limb were included. DVT was assessed by the clinical examination and color Doppler ultrasound of lower limbs.

Results:  The total number of patients was 200  in this study with age 18 years to 60 years. The mean age in patients was

36.71 with SD 11.51 years, there were 138 (69%) male patients while 62(31%) females, and 56(28%) of patients developed DVT, while rest of the study populace was without evidence of DVT.

Conclusion: Incidence of DVT was not uncommon in lower limb fractures with duration of injury from 3 to 14 days along close fracture.