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Comparison of fracture patterns between rural and urban populations in a developing country.

The anatomical locations of common fractures differed between the urban and rural populations. A higher rate of upper limb fractures was observed in the rural areas, while femur fractures in the elderly was the main cause of fracture admission in the urban areas. The relatively high rate of hand fra...

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Main Authors: Saw, A., Sallehuddin, A.Y., Chuah, U.C., Ismail, M.S., Yoga, R., Hossain, M.G.
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Published: Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/1293/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20938610
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spelling my.um.eprints.12932011-06-17T01:34:34Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/1293/ Comparison of fracture patterns between rural and urban populations in a developing country. Saw, A. Sallehuddin, A.Y. Chuah, U.C. Ismail, M.S. Yoga, R. Hossain, M.G. R Medicine The anatomical locations of common fractures differed between the urban and rural populations. A higher rate of upper limb fractures was observed in the rural areas, while femur fractures in the elderly was the main cause of fracture admission in the urban areas. The relatively high rate of hand fractures in the rural areas, especially among children and young adults, may require further investigation. Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association 2010-09 Article PeerReviewed Saw, A. and Sallehuddin, A.Y. and Chuah, U.C. and Ismail, M.S. and Yoga, R. and Hossain, M.G. (2010) Comparison of fracture patterns between rural and urban populations in a developing country. Singapore Medical Journal, 51 (9). pp. 702-8. ISSN 0037-5675 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20938610 20938610
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topic R Medicine
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Saw, A.
Sallehuddin, A.Y.
Chuah, U.C.
Ismail, M.S.
Yoga, R.
Hossain, M.G.
Comparison of fracture patterns between rural and urban populations in a developing country.
description The anatomical locations of common fractures differed between the urban and rural populations. A higher rate of upper limb fractures was observed in the rural areas, while femur fractures in the elderly was the main cause of fracture admission in the urban areas. The relatively high rate of hand fractures in the rural areas, especially among children and young adults, may require further investigation.
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author Saw, A.
Sallehuddin, A.Y.
Chuah, U.C.
Ismail, M.S.
Yoga, R.
Hossain, M.G.
author_facet Saw, A.
Sallehuddin, A.Y.
Chuah, U.C.
Ismail, M.S.
Yoga, R.
Hossain, M.G.
author_sort Saw, A.
title Comparison of fracture patterns between rural and urban populations in a developing country.
title_short Comparison of fracture patterns between rural and urban populations in a developing country.
title_full Comparison of fracture patterns between rural and urban populations in a developing country.
title_fullStr Comparison of fracture patterns between rural and urban populations in a developing country.
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of fracture patterns between rural and urban populations in a developing country.
title_sort comparison of fracture patterns between rural and urban populations in a developing country.
publisher Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association
publishDate 2010
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/1293/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20938610
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