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<journal-id>2306-4102</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortopédica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortop. mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2306-4102</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2306-41022026000200073</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/123050</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características clínicas y epidemiológicas de pacientes con fractura en extremidades inferiores secundarias a accidentes en motocicleta: un estudio observacional transversal]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with lower extremity fracture secondary to motorcycle accidents: a cross-sectional observational study]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Villalpando-Ochoa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[KJ]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Guzmán-Bedolla]]></surname>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pacheco-Magaña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[LE]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Hospital General Regional No. 1 Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Charo Michoacán]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Hospital General Regional No. 1 ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Charo Michoacán]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Hospitalaria. HGR No. 1 Unidad de Vigilancia Epidemiológica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Charo Michoacán]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>73</fpage>
<lpage>78</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2306-41022026000200073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2306-41022026000200073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2306-41022026000200073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  los accidentes en motocicleta son un problema de salud pública por el importante impacto en la morbimortalidad de la población y en la economía, esto debido a su alta incidencia en personas jóvenes, especialmente hombres. Las extremidades inferiores son las más lesionadas, requiriendo en su mayoría tratamiento quirúrgico. Lo que nos lleva a la siguiente pregunta de investigación ¿cuáles son las características clínicas y epidemiológicas de las fracturas en miembros inferiores secundarias a accidentes en motocicleta en pacientes del Hospital General Regional No 1?  Material y métodos:  estudio observacional, transversal y descriptivo, en pacientes con fracturas en extremidades inferiores secundarias a un accidente en motocicleta que fueron hospitalizados en el Hospital General Regional No. 1 del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, durante el período de Octubre de 2023 a Septiembre de 2024. Se recabó información sobre: edad, consumo de sustancias al momento del accidente, escolaridad, estancia hospitalaria, hueso fracturado, clasificación de la fractura e intervenciones quirúrgicas requeridas.  Resultados:  se incluyó un total de 127 pacientes, en su mayoría varones, con edad promedio de 29 años, 97.6% de los pacientes negó el consumo de sustancias y el promedio de estancia hospitalaria fueron cinco días. El hueso más afectado fue la tibia en 47.2%.  Conclusiones:  las fracturas en la diáfisis tibial fueron las fracturas más comunes entre los pacientes con fracturas secundarias a un accidente en motocicleta en el Hospital General Regional No. 1.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  motorcycle accidents are a public health problem, having a significant impact on the morbidity and mortality of the population as well as the economy, mainly affecting men of productive age. The lower limbs are the most injured, often requiring surgical treatment. This leads to the following research question: What are the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of fractures in the lower limbs secondary to motorcycle accidents in patients at the Regional General Hospital No. 1 between October 2023 and September 2024?  Material and methods:  observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study of patients with fractures in the lower limbs secondary to a motorcycle accident, hospitalized at the Regional General Hospital No. 1 of the Mexican Social Security Institute, during the period from October 2023 to September 2024. Information was collected on: age, substance use at the time of the accident, education, hospital stay, fractured bone, fracture classification, and required surgical interventions.  Results:  a total of 127 patients were included, mostly men, with an average age of 29 years. 97.6% of patients denied substance use, and the average hospital stay was five days. The most affected bone was the tibia, accounting for 47.2%.  Conclusions:  fractures of the tibial shaft were the most common fractures among patients with fractures secondary to motorcycle accidents at the Regional General Hospital No. 1.]]></p></abstract>
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