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Orthopaedic surgeons can play important role in identifying victims of domestic violence in the emergency department – narrative review of Brazilian literature

Over the last year, with the social isolation imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, there has been a significant increase in complaints associated with physical violence against women. In the present study, an exploratory literature review was carried out on the role of the on-call orthopedic...

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Autores principales: Giordano, Vincenzo, Giordano, Carolina, Lopes, Isadora Maria, Pires, Robinson Esteves, Godoy-Santos, Alexandre, Giannoudis, Peter V.
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Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9771306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36550911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000031461
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author Giordano, Vincenzo
Giordano, Carolina
Lopes, Isadora Maria
Pires, Robinson Esteves
Godoy-Santos, Alexandre
Giannoudis, Peter V.
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Giordano, Carolina
Lopes, Isadora Maria
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description Over the last year, with the social isolation imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, there has been a significant increase in complaints associated with physical violence against women. In the present study, an exploratory literature review was carried out on the role of the on-call orthopedic surgeon when faced with a suspicion of domestic violence, in accordance with Brazilian legislation. The main objective of the study was to show the role of this specialist in identifying victims of domestic violence by recognizing their profiles and associated risk factors. The secondary objectives were to demonstrate the most common skeletal and non-skeletal injuries in this type of violence and to present a quick and practical guide on how to identify, approach, and manage cases of domestic violence against women. The findings revealed that the main aggressors were close partners, such as spouses and ex-spouses. Young adult women, black or multiracial, and low socioeconomic status are major risk factors for intimate partner violence. Head and neck injuries are the most frequently observed lesions in this population, with more than one-third of victims reporting falls. Musculoskeletal injuries are present in up to 42% of victims of domestic violence, occurring predominantly in the upper limbs and chest, and are the leading cause of death in women aged 1 to 34 years. A practical guide for orthopedic surgeons who work in emergency departments is proposed, with basic information about their role and responsibility in identifying potential victims of intimate partner violence.
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spelling pubmed-97713062022-12-23 Orthopaedic surgeons can play important role in identifying victims of domestic violence in the emergency department – narrative review of Brazilian literature Giordano, Vincenzo Giordano, Carolina Lopes, Isadora Maria Pires, Robinson Esteves Godoy-Santos, Alexandre Giannoudis, Peter V. Medicine (Baltimore) 7100 Over the last year, with the social isolation imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, there has been a significant increase in complaints associated with physical violence against women. In the present study, an exploratory literature review was carried out on the role of the on-call orthopedic surgeon when faced with a suspicion of domestic violence, in accordance with Brazilian legislation. The main objective of the study was to show the role of this specialist in identifying victims of domestic violence by recognizing their profiles and associated risk factors. The secondary objectives were to demonstrate the most common skeletal and non-skeletal injuries in this type of violence and to present a quick and practical guide on how to identify, approach, and manage cases of domestic violence against women. The findings revealed that the main aggressors were close partners, such as spouses and ex-spouses. Young adult women, black or multiracial, and low socioeconomic status are major risk factors for intimate partner violence. Head and neck injuries are the most frequently observed lesions in this population, with more than one-third of victims reporting falls. Musculoskeletal injuries are present in up to 42% of victims of domestic violence, occurring predominantly in the upper limbs and chest, and are the leading cause of death in women aged 1 to 34 years. A practical guide for orthopedic surgeons who work in emergency departments is proposed, with basic information about their role and responsibility in identifying potential victims of intimate partner violence. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022-12-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9771306/ /pubmed/36550911 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000031461 Text en Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Orthopaedic surgeons can play important role in identifying victims of domestic violence in the emergency department – narrative review of Brazilian literature
title Orthopaedic surgeons can play important role in identifying victims of domestic violence in the emergency department – narrative review of Brazilian literature
title_full Orthopaedic surgeons can play important role in identifying victims of domestic violence in the emergency department – narrative review of Brazilian literature
title_fullStr Orthopaedic surgeons can play important role in identifying victims of domestic violence in the emergency department – narrative review of Brazilian literature
title_full_unstemmed Orthopaedic surgeons can play important role in identifying victims of domestic violence in the emergency department – narrative review of Brazilian literature
title_short Orthopaedic surgeons can play important role in identifying victims of domestic violence in the emergency department – narrative review of Brazilian literature
title_sort orthopaedic surgeons can play important role in identifying victims of domestic violence in the emergency department – narrative review of brazilian literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9771306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36550911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000031461
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