ReviewWorld journal of emergency surgery : WJES2017
A review of the epidemiology and treatment of orthopaedic injuries after earthquakes in developing countries.
Review in World journal of emergency surgery : WJES, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
43 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pediatric injuries after 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake: an epidemiologic study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
- Are orthopedists mentally ready for the next disaster? Surgeons who performed amputations after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes report high traumatic stress symptoms.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2025Article
- The surgical team's amputation approaches in orthopaedic traumas following the Great Kahramanmaraş Earthquake.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Neurosurgical and orthopedic outcomes of emergency patients admitted after the Pazarcık earthquake: Focus on crush syndrome incidence and associated morbidity.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Deaths in Malatya Due to the Earthquake Centered in Kahramanmaras on 6 February 2023.Medeniyet medical journal · 2025Article
- The observations and experience of the Surgical Disaster Response Team from Ankara Etlik City Hospital in the earthquakes of February 6, 2023 in Türkiye.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2025Article
- Postoperative outcomes in earthquake victims with orthopedic trauma: a focus on mortality and dialysis needs.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Management of extremity and pelvic fractures in earthquake: our observations and recommendations.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Management of critically ill patients following earthquake disasters.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Preparing individuals with extremity loss due to earthquake through early rehabilitation program for the future.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
- Differences in the rates of admission and major orthopedic surgery care between Turkish and displaced children injured in a major earthquake.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Initial response to the 2024 Noto earthquake by the university hospital closest to the disaster area.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Emergency Radiology in the First 24 h of Two Major Earthquakes on the Same Day and Radiologic Evaluation of Trauma Cases.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2024Article
- Data analysis of patients admitted to the emergency medicine clinic of Mersin City Training and Research Hospital after the Kahramanmaraş earthquake.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2024Article
- Aftermath Türkiye's double earthquake: detailed analysis of fracture characteristics and acute management from a level I trauma center.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Clinical properties and rehabilitation needs of earthquake survivors in a subacute rehabilitation setting.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2024Article
- Clinical features and outcomes of orthopaedic injuries after the kahramanmaraş earthquake: a retrospective study from a hospital located in the affected region.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Earthquakes from a radiological perspective: what is demanded from the radiologists, and what can we do? A pictorial review.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2024Review
- Treatment of complex limb fractures with 3D printing technology combined with personalized plates: a retrospective study of case series and literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Evaluation of musculoskeletal system injuries after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Turkey earthquakes: Our single-center experience.Qatar medical journal · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundEarthquakes in developing countries are devastating events. Orthopaedic surgeons play a key role in treating earthquake-related injuries to the extremities. We describe orthopaedic injury epidemiology to help guide response planning for earthquake-related disasters.
methodsSeveral databases were searched for articles reporting primary injury after major earthquakes from 1970 to June 2016. We used the following key words: "earthquake" AND "fracture" AND "injury" AND "orthopedic" AND "treatment" AND "epidemiology." The initial search returned 528 articles with 253 excluded duplicates. The remaining 275 articles were screened using inclusion criteria, of which the main one was the description of precise anatomic location of fracture. This yielded 17 articles from which we analyzed the ratio of orthopaedic to nonorthopaedic injuries; orthopaedic injury location, type, and frequency; fracture injury characteristics (open vs. closed, single vs. multiple, and simple vs. comminuted); and first-line treatments.
resultsMost injuries requiring treatment after earthquakes (87%) were orthopaedic in nature. Nearly two-thirds of these injuries (65%) were fractures. The most common fracture locations were the tibia/fibula (27%), femur (17%), and foot/ankle (16%). Forty-two percent were multiple fractures, 22% were open, and 16% were comminuted. The most common treatment for orthopaedic injuries in the setting of earthquakes was debridement (33%).
conclusionsOrthopaedic surgeons play a critical role after earthquake disasters in the developing world. A strong understanding of orthopaedic injury epidemiology and treatment is critical to providing effective preparation and assistance in future earthquake disasters.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.