TY - JOUR A1 - Awasthi, Bhanu A1 - Raina, Sunil A1 - Kumar, Naveen A1 - Sharma, Vipin T1 - Sociodemographic determinants of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries: A register-based study from North-west India Y1 - 2015/1/1 JF - International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences JO - Int J Health Allied Sci SP - 54 EP - 57 VL - 4 IS - 1 UR - https://www.ijhas.in/article.asp?issn=2278-344X;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=54;epage=57;aulast=Awasthi DO - 10.4103/2278-344X.149276 N2 - Introduction: Globally, about 16,000 people die of injuries every day. It is estimated that 5.8 million people die each year as a result of some form of injury corresponding to an annual mortality rate of 97.9/100,000 populations. The study aimed to arrive at sociodemography of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries. Materials and Methods: A prospective, descriptive hospital-based study was conducted on 1272 patients presenting with musculoskeletal injuries to the Department of Orthopedics in a tertiary care hospital in rural North-west India, for a period of 1 year from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Results: Age group 16-30 was the most common (25.2%) age to suffer from injuries with a male preponderance. Students and farmers suffered more commonly. The most common place for the occurrence of injury was outside home (69.9%). Fall was the most common cause of injury (74.6%), followed by road traffic crash (14.6%). Discussion and Conclusion: The study defines the profile of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries and demonstrates the utility of development of a trauma registry. ER -