Objectives: To investigate the characteristics of age, gender, occupation, causes, propertiesb of bone fracture in the motor organs at 103 Military Hospital. Subjects and methods: A crosssectional study, retrospective secondary data on 4,918 records of patients of all ages with bone fracture in the motor organs, who entered 103 Military Hospital in emergency or for treatment for the first time in January 2010 to December 2014. | Journal of military pharmaco-medicine no1-2018 SOME EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BONE FRACTURE OF MOTOR ORGANS IN 5 YEARS AT THE 103 MILITARY HOSPITAL Nguyen Huu Chien*; Pham Dang Ninh*; Nguyen Tien Binh** SUMMARY Objectives: To investigate the characteristics of age, gender, occupation, causes, properties of bone fracture in the motor organs at 103 Military Hospital. Subjects and methods: A crosssectional study, retrospective secondary data on 4,918 records of patients of all ages with bone fracture in the motor organs, who entered 103 Military Hospital in emergency or for treatment for the first time in January 2010 to December 2014. Results: The average age of bone fractured patients was ± . The working age group of 20 - 59 years old accounted for the highest rate (). 69% were males, 31% females. The rate of traffic accidents in men was , for women meanwhile occupational accidents were found in for men and for women. Distribution of fractures by occupation: Farmers accounted for the highest percentage (), followed by freelance workers (), workers (), officials (), students () and the lowest was soldiers (). The number of patients with one fractured bone occupied the highest proportion () whereas two fractured bones were only in . Conclusions: Bone fractures can occur at any ages, gender, occupation with difference causes. The percentage of open, closed fractures and types of bone fracture also can differentiate statically. * Keywords: Bone fracture; Motor organs; Epidemiological characteristics. INTRODUCTION Bone fracture of the motor organs such as spinal fracture, pelvic bone fracture, or fracture of the extremities not only has a significant impact on the health and the wealth of the people but also causes urgent social issues. There are many causes of bone fractures, and the rate of fracture can vary from one country to another. In developed countries, the most common causes
