Journal article
Intimate Partner Violence-Related Fractures in the United States: an 8 Year Review
Journal of family violence, Vol.34(7), pp.601-609
10/01/2019
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-018-0007-z
PMCID: PMC7318917
PMID: 32595265
Abstract
Fractures associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) are devastating injuries that can have lifelong physical and emotional implications. With exception to the facial region, there are very limited epidemiological reports describing the types and location of IPV-related fractures. The objective of this study is to review a national database and describe trends that are associated with IPV-related fractures. An analysis of all adult (18 years and older) was performed using the National Trauma Data Bank from 2007 through 2014. There were 1352 records identified where the patient was diagnosed with an IPVrelated fracture. Women accounted for 83% of the population and the mean age was 37.5 years. Nearly half of the population sustained fractures to the face. Variances among fracture location were observed across age groups. Facial fractures were recorded more in the younger population (18-39 years) when compared to the other age groups (40-59 years and 60+ years), p < 0.001. Alternatively, rib and femur fractures were more commonly seen among survivors aged 60 years and older when compared to the younger age groups, p < 0.001. The ability to identify and respond to survivors of IPV in the healthcare setting is critically important. While facial fractures are particularly common in the presence of IPV, they are not the only type of fractures that may be seen. In many cases healthcare professionals are the first line of defense in identifying suspected IPV cases. The findings of this paper build upon existing literature while also describing IPV-related fractures across the age spectrum.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Intimate Partner Violence-Related Fractures in the United States: an 8 Year Review
- Creators
- Austin Porter - University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesCorey O. Montgomery - University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesBrooke E. Montgomery - University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesCarly Eastin - University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesJennings Boyette - University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesGregory Snead - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of family violence, Vol.34(7), pp.601-609
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10896-018-0007-z
- PMID
- 32595265
- PMCID
- PMC7318917
- NLM abbreviation
- J Fam Violence
- ISSN
- 0885-7482
- eISSN
- 1573-2851
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- NIH0010513932 / Intramural NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Emergency Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984702824602771
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