Research Article

The prevalance of orthopedic disabilities in the district of Çay, Afyon, Turkey

Volume: 38 Number: 5 September 11, 2006
  • Gokhan Maralcan
  • İlhami Kuru
  • Umit Aydin
  • Levent Altinel
  • Mehmet Bozan
  • Hulya Ellidokuz
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The prevalance of orthopedic disabilities in the district of Çay, Afyon, Turkey

Abstract

Objectives: Data were collected on disabilities from a sample population in order to estimate the prevalence of orthopedic disabilities in the general population.
Methods: A two-stage field study was conducted in Çay, a district of Afyon, Turkey. In the first stage, a list of all individuals with orthopedic disabilities was derived. Then, medical histories were elicited and examinations were made by a team of specialists of orthopedics and traumatology. Radiographic studies were made when necessary. Orthopedic disabilities were defined as any muscle or skeletal abnormality that was associated with a permanent functional loss and were classified as congenital, traumatic, cerebral palsy, poliomyelitis, and other causes.
Results: The overall population was 35,571, of whom 189 had orthopedic disabilities (53/10,000). The male-tofemale ratio was 1.8. The most common cause was congenital diseases (25.9%; 13.7/10,000), followed by trauma (23.8%; 12.6/10,000), cerebral palsy (21.7%; 11.5/10,000), poliomyelitis (10.1%; 5.3/10,000), and others (18.5%; 9.8/10,000). The lowest mean age (19±5 years) was found in those with cerebral palsy, which was associated with the highest degree of functional loss. The mean age in patients with poliomyelitis was 29±7 years. It was found that 37% of the disabled could benefit from either a limited or extensive surgical intervention, and 9% could have significant improvement both in functional ability and life quality through physical therapy or the use of a prosthesis/orthosis. Only 18% were under the coverage of a health insurance, though.
Conclusions: The data of this study may throw some new light on the prevalence and implications of orthopedic disabilities in Turkey.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Gokhan Maralcan This is me

İlhami Kuru This is me

Umit Aydin This is me

Levent Altinel This is me

Mehmet Bozan This is me

Hulya Ellidokuz This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2004 Volume: 38 Number: 5

APA
Maralcan, G., Kuru, İ., Aydin, U., Altinel, L., Bozan, M., & Ellidokuz, H. (2006). The prevalance of orthopedic disabilities in the district of Çay, Afyon, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 38(5), 343-347. https://izlik.org/JA84TA79HU
AMA
1.Maralcan G, Kuru İ, Aydin U, Altinel L, Bozan M, Ellidokuz H. The prevalance of orthopedic disabilities in the district of Çay, Afyon, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38(5):343-347. https://izlik.org/JA84TA79HU
Chicago
Maralcan, Gokhan, İlhami Kuru, Umit Aydin, Levent Altinel, Mehmet Bozan, and Hulya Ellidokuz. 2006. “The Prevalance of Orthopedic Disabilities in the District of Çay, Afyon, Turkey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 (5): 343-47. https://izlik.org/JA84TA79HU.
EndNote
Maralcan G, Kuru İ, Aydin U, Altinel L, Bozan M, Ellidokuz H (September 1, 2006) The prevalance of orthopedic disabilities in the district of Çay, Afyon, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 5 343–347.
IEEE
[1]G. Maralcan, İ. Kuru, U. Aydin, L. Altinel, M. Bozan, and H. Ellidokuz, “The prevalance of orthopedic disabilities in the district of Çay, Afyon, Turkey”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 343–347, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA84TA79HU
ISNAD
Maralcan, Gokhan - Kuru, İlhami - Aydin, Umit - Altinel, Levent - Bozan, Mehmet - Ellidokuz, Hulya. “The Prevalance of Orthopedic Disabilities in the District of Çay, Afyon, Turkey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38/5 (September 1, 2006): 343-347. https://izlik.org/JA84TA79HU.
JAMA
1.Maralcan G, Kuru İ, Aydin U, Altinel L, Bozan M, Ellidokuz H. The prevalance of orthopedic disabilities in the district of Çay, Afyon, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38:343–347.
MLA
Maralcan, Gokhan, et al. “The Prevalance of Orthopedic Disabilities in the District of Çay, Afyon, Turkey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 5, Sept. 2006, pp. 343-7, https://izlik.org/JA84TA79HU.
Vancouver
1.Gokhan Maralcan, İlhami Kuru, Umit Aydin, Levent Altinel, Mehmet Bozan, Hulya Ellidokuz. The prevalance of orthopedic disabilities in the district of Çay, Afyon, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;38(5):343-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA84TA79HU