Vol. 9, Issue 3 (2023)

Road traffic accidents (RTA) have been heavily implicated in the occurrence of leg fractures, especially in low-income countries due to poor road conditions. In Gabon, few studies concern leg fractures in relation to CA. Thus, a prospective, descriptive, analytical, monocentric study was carried out. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS version 24 software. The significance threshold was set at 5%.

A total of 64 patients including 39 men and 25 women. The age group of [25-64 years] were the most represented (75%) with an average age of 33.58 years. 83% received in emergencies lived in urban areas. In 72% of cases, RTAs were caused by light vehicles. 84% of patients had suffered direct trauma. Closed fractures were the majority (62%) and the majority of open fractures were Cauchoix 2 type openings. %), and unique in 55% of cases. During fibular injuries, the middle third was the most affected (59%), the fracture line was most often transverse, i.e. 38%, and unique in 24% of cases.

Ultimately, leg fractures due to RTA have a prevalence of 42.7%. Closed fractures are more representative than open fractures. It is a fracture which concerns the young adult in full activity.