6. An Audit of Radiological Imaging in Physical Injuries and Their Medicolegal Patterns at A Tertiary Care Hospital of Sindh
Ikram Ahmed Tunio1, Muhammad Qasim Memon2 and Waheed Ali Nahyoon2
ABSTRACT
Objective: The present study was conducted to report the patterns of radiological imaging of physical injuries and its medicolegal implications presenting at a tertiary care hospital of Sindh. Study Design: Observational study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Radiology, Chandka Medical College Hospital Larkana from August 2014 to July 2016.
Materials and Methods: Record of 5130 patients was screened of which only 987 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Plain X-rays, CT scan, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) records were checked for the findings of bony injury, body parts imagined, cause and nature of physical injury. Microsoft excels and Statistix 8.1 version (USA) was used for the data analysis (P-value ≤ 0.05).
Results: Mean ± SD age was noted as 34 ± 15.9 years. Of 987, 880 (89.15%) were male and 107 (10.84%) were female (p=0.0001). Plain X-rays were performed in 99.81%, Sonography in (24.11%), CT scans in (33.43%) and MRI in (13.8%) (p=0.0001). Fractures of limb bones, skull, chest cage and elvic bones were noted. Motor bicycle (44.07%) was most common cause of physical injury followed by m t r vehicle (25.83%) and fire arm injuries (8.71%). Medicolegal patterns reveal 6% were accidental, 2% homicidal and remaining were non- medicolegal cases.
Conclusion: Common cause of physical injures was the motor cycle use and radiological imaging was helpful in rapid diagnosis in particular of bony fractures for early medi al therapy. T scan and MRI are necessary for head injuries cases.
Key Words: Physical injuries, X-rays, CT scan, MRI, Med olegal Patterns
Citation of articles: Tunio IA, Memon MQ, Nahyoon WA. An Audit of Radiological Imaging in Physical Injuries and Their Medicolegal Patterns at A Tertiary Care Hospital of Sindh. Med Forum 2017;28(7):25-29.