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Clinical Analysis of 2,048 Musculoskeletal Patients Who Visited the Traffic Accident Clinic of a Korean Medicine Hospital

교통사고로 한방병원에 내원한 근골격계 환자 2,048명에 대한 임상적 분석

  • Do, Ho-Jeong (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Ye-Sle (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Chang-Eun (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Song, Hyun-Seop (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Jae-Kwon (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Gang, Byeong-Gu (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Koh, Won-Il (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Jeon, Se-Hwan (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Yong-Kyu (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Soo (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Sejong-si Yeonseo-myeon Health cente)
  • 도호정 (강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 신예슬 (강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 김창은 (강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 송현섭 (강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 신재권 (강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 강병구 (강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 고원일 (강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 전세환 (강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 조용규 (강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 김은수 (세종특별자치시 연서면보건지소)
  • Received : 2016.05.30
  • Accepted : 2016.06.13
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics and visiting patterns of traffic accident outpatients Methods : In this study, we reviewed the medical charts of 2,048 traffic accident patients who visited Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine from January 1st, 2012 to December 31st, 2012. Results : In the distribution of gender and of age patients, the male percentage was 52.3% and the majority of patients were in their thirties(47.2%). In the distribution of the patient's initial visit, most patients visited our clinic from Monday to Wednesday. By monthly distribution, the more patients visited the clinic at the latter half of the year. In the duration of treatment, 1,389 patients(67.8%) finished treatment within four weeks. The most frequently cited sites of pain were neck(82.0%), followed closely by low back(74.0%). In the access route, 746 patients(36.4%) visited our traffic accident clinic as a first choice for primary treatment. We referred patients for radiologic examination in 159 patients(7.9%), of which the exams were mainly lumbar spine MRIs(3.6%) and cervical spine MRIs(2.8%). The most frequent diagnosis were herniated nucleus pulposus. Conclusions : This study shows that most of the patients who visited the traffic accident clinic of a Korean Medical Hospital presented neck and low back pain, and the majority showed improvement without surgical treatment. Following the increasing minor injury rate caused by traffic accidents, we expect the role of Korean Medicine Hospital to become more prominent.

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