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Chronic trauma can be a risk factor for most of the musculoskeletal disorders. Also, identifying the related factors can help to control it better. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal pains and the relation between their locations and demographic factors.
This cross-sectional study was performed on 1000 traumatic patients who referred to orthopedics clinic of Shahid Beheshti hospital during 2016-2017. Demographic characteristics (age, sex, occupation, education, weight and height) and clinical information of the patients were obtained.
FINDINGS: Of the 1,000 patients referred, 223 (22.3%) had chronic pain. The most common site of pain was the waist (n = 100, 44.8%) and the lowest incidence of pain was in the heel (n=2.9%). The pain in the lower limbs was higher in women (30.9% vs. 16.9%, p=0.006). Chronic trauma of the upper limbs in individuals less than 45 years old (22.4%) was more than those aged 65-45 years (17.1%) and over 65 years old (1.7%) (p = 0.002). ). The neck and waist pain in the group of upper the diploma (69.7%) was higher than the diploma (59%) (p = 0.004). Lower limb pain in housewives (34.5%) was higher than employees (18.3%) and those with free or agricultural occupation (18.9%) (p=0.018).
According to the results, chronic traumatic pain had a considerable prevalence rate. The most common location of the pain was the low back.

In developing countries, Ilizarov or AO external fixator is usually used for treatment of tibial open fractures. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of these two methods for treatment of tibial open fractures.. From April 2002 to April 2010, 120 patients with open tibial fractures admitted to the Department of Orthopedics of Babol University of Medical Sciences entered this study. In each arm, 60 subjects randomly received Ilizarov or AO external fixator. All patients were followed at least for one year. These two groups were compared regarding non-union, malunion and cure rates.. The mean age of the patients in Ilizarov group was 32.35±11.28 and for AO were 31.3±10.99 years. Mean time for union in Ilizarov group was 5.25±1.85 and for AO external fixator was 5.85±2.13 months. Non-union rate in Ilizarov group was 10% and for AO external fixator was 11.7%. Malunion rate in Ilizarov group was 10% and for AO external fixator was 18.3%. Totally, efficacy of treatment in the Ilizarov group was 81.7% and in AO external fixator was 65%.. The efficacy of treatment in Ilizarov was higher than that AO external fixator in treatment of open tibial fractures.