Table 1 Traumatic co-morbidities encountered in 37 cases with open fractures. Remaining 30 cases had no co-morbidities
Co-morbidity | Number of cases |
|---|---|
Pulmonary contusions | 6 |
Anemia | 5 |
Hemoabdomen | 4 |
Soft tissue wounds remote from fracture site | 4 |
Pneumothorax | 3 |
Thrombocytopenia | 3 |
Regurgitation | 3 |
Hemothorax | 2 |
Arrhythmia | 2 |
Brachial plexus injury | 2 |
Pneumomediastinum | 1 |
Rib fractures | 1 |
Traumatic intervertebral disc herniation | 1 |
Vertebral fracture | 1 |
Horner’s Syndrome | 1 |
Sacro-coccygeal luxation | 1 |
Traumatic brain injury | 1 |
Urticaria | 1 |
Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome | 1 |
Aspiration pneumonia | 1 |
Hematochezia | 1 |
Heart murmur | 1 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 1 |
Soft tissue sarcoma (remote from fracture) | 1 |
Azotemia | 1 |
Hepatopathy | 1 |