| Disability Duration in Musculoskeletal Injured Patients due to Automobile Accidents. |
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Lim, Hyun Sul , Moon, Jai Dong , Lee, Choong Ryeol , Lee, Jong Tae , Lee, Yong Hwan , Jeong, Baek Geun , Hong, Young Seoub , Kim, Joon Youn , Kim, Sang Beom , Ryoo, Kyung Hyun |
1Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Korea. wisewine@dongguk.ac.kr
2Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Chonnam University Hospital, Korea.
3Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Korea.
4Department of Preventive Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea.
5Department of Preventive Medicine, Koshin University College of Medicine, Korea.
6Department of Preventive Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Korea.
7Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical Research Center for Cancer Molecular Therapy . The Research Society of Environmental Genetic Epidemiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Korea.
8Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Korea. |
| 자동차 사고로 인한 근골격계 손상 환자의 요양기간 |
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임현술, 문재동1, 이충렬2, 이종태3, 이용환4, 정백근5, 홍영습6, 김준연6, 김상범7, 류경현7 |
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동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실, 1전남대학교병원 산업의학과, 2울산대학교 의과대학 산업환경의학교실, 3인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실, 4고신대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실, 5경상대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실, 6동아대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 암분자치료연구센터·환경유전역학연구회, 7동아대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실 |
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| Abstract |
Objective
The aims of this study were to refer descriptive statistics of the disability duration in musculoskeletal injured patients in the automobile accidents.
Method
The authors chose 469,319 injured patients in traffic accidents as subjects that met inclusion criteria with 8 representative Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) comparable with 4th edition of Korean standard classification of diseases. Mean, standard deviation, mode, median, maximum and minimum of 8 representative AIS code were calculated.
Results
Mean disability duration for minor cervical sprain was 18.8 days, that of moderate cervical disc herniation was 56.2 days, that of serious cervical disc herniation was 141.5 days, that of minor lumbar sprain was 21.2 days, that of moderate lumbar disc herniation was 53.5 days, that of serious lumbar disc herniation was 128.1 days, that of sprain of 3 major joint in lower limb without desmorrhexis was 24.0 days, and that of dislocation or desmorrhexis of 3 major joint in lower limb was 101.2 days.
Conclusion
Disability duration of the representative musculoskeletal diseases comparable to AIS code in 4th edition of Korean standard classification of diseases was presented and this study can be utilized as a basic recommended disability duration of automobile injured persons. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2006; 30: 646-654) |
| Key Words:
Disability insurance, Automobile, Musculoskeletal diseases, Length of stay |
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