A Study of Orthopaedic Morbidities among females visiting a Tertiary Medical Institute of Raipur

Dr Navin Singh; Dr. Sunil Kumar Dewangan

Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2019

A Study of Orthopaedic Morbidities among females visiting a Tertiary Medical Institute of Raipur

Dr Navin Singh, Dr. Sunil Kumar Dewangan

Abstract :

Introduction: The focus of women�s health has shifted toward postmenopausal women since recent trends suggest an increase in their numbers and life expectancy. Long-term consequences of changes in ovarian hormonal levels include morbidities associated with Osteoporosis and Other Musculoskeletal problems like Osteoarthrirtis . Orthopedic problems are very common after menopause and significantly affect the health of Indian women. Therefore, present study was conducted among postmenopausal women Method: Study was designed as a cross sectional Analytical study . Study was conducted in women of postmenopausal age group attending orthopedic outpatient department (OPD) during study period and who were ready to participate were included in the study. Verbal consent & data was collected from them by interview technique. A predesigned, structured questionnaire was used to collect necessary information. Questions were mainly pertaining to their complaints related to orthopedic problems. The clinical findings and X-ray findings were obtained. Results: Among Total students participated in the study the overall magnitude of dental caries was found to be 72%. The prevalence of dental caries was significantly higher among students belonging to family having less per capita monthly income. The prevalence was significantly lower among students who had ushing habits twice a day as compared to those having ushing habit once daily or not every day. Conclusion: : Backache , and osteoarthritis were common orthopedic problems. Osteoarthritis was significantly associated with obesity.