STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS SEEN AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY IN THE PAST 12 YEARS (1984 TO 1995)

Abstract

The total number of new patients who visited our department during the past 12 years was 91, 035 or an average of 7, 586.3 per year.
The total numbers of male and female patients ware similar. However more male patients tend to visit than do female patients until the age of 30, and among patients aged 40 years and older, female patients outnumber male patients. This tendency was always seen in the past 12 years.
Traumatic injury was most common ailment classification, followed by spinal and inflammatory diseases.
The total number of inpatients during the past 12 years was 7, 176 or an average of 598 per year. Traumatic injury was the most common ailment classification. The difference between outpatients statistics was degenerative joint disease is forrowing.