Epidemiology of superficial injury of the hip joint and hip in the Republic of Kazakhstan (ICD-10, code range S70)

Abstract

The aim. This study was aimed at studying the frequency and nature of superficial injury of the hip joint and hip area in Kazakhstan.

Methods. The study was conducted in accordance with ethical standards. Due to the retrospective nature of the study, the ethical approval was considered rejected by the Local Ethics Commission of the Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D.Asfendiyarov. The data records were anonymous, so informed consent was also not required.A retrospective observational comparative study included all primary patients with injuries under the S70 code in accordance with the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases in the period 2019 - 2020 according to the National Register of Traumatology Patients of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The data were obtained from the electronic register by the "Republican Center for Electronic Health Care" of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Results. An increase in the number of superficial hip and hip injuries with a maximum peak for 2018 is determined, but a sharp decrease in the number of injuries in general for 2019 is also shown. The first place is occupied by a bruise of the hip joint (S70.0) 734 cases (61.3%). The most vulnerable age group remains 10-19 years old, which is probably associated with the greatest activity of children and adolescents.

Gender analysis of patients with superficial hip and hip injuries showed that traumatization prevails in the male population.

Conclusion. Superficial injury of the hip joint and hip area is a serious problem in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Analysis of the data showed their significant growth. Thus, the main attention should be paid to the prevention of superficial injury to the hip joint and hip area in order to reduce the level of injury.