Publication: Stress Fractures among Paramilitary Trainee Visiting a Paramilitary Hospital of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study Authors
| creativeworkseries.issn | JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, Sailendra Kumar Duwal | |
| dc.contributor.author | Basnet, Ajaya | |
| dc.contributor.author | Karki, Netra Bahadur | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nepal, Prabin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Karki, Umash | |
| dc.contributor.author | KC, Samir | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, Kumar | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tamang, Basanta | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, Mahendra Raj | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-02-11T05:43:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-02-11T05:43:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | Sailendra Kumar Duwal Shrestha Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Services, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4745-2234 Ajaya Basnet Department of Medical Microbiology, Shi-Gan International College of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4991-6389 Netra Bahadur Karki Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Services, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1028-0312 Prabin Nepal Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Services, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7700-9028 Umash Karki Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Services, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal Samir KC Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Services, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal Kumar Shrestha Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Services, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9505-5036 Basanta Tamang Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3082-9760 Mahendra Raj Shrestha Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8292-5757 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Introduction: Young paramilitary recruits, who undergo strenuous exercise during basic training, are often presented with stress fractures, which could be due to an inadequate vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D) intake. This study aimed to find the prevalence of stress fracture among young paramilitary trainees visiting the orthopedic outpatient department of a paramilitary hospital. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study done among paramilitary trainees in a paramilitary Hospital of Nepal between April 2019 to April 2021. The study was approved by the Ethical Review Board (Reference number: 1003) of the Nepal Health Research Council. Convenience sampling was used. Anthropometric variables, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level, and bone mineral density of spine and hip were determined. Data analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software version 17.0. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency, proportion for binary data and mean, standard deviation for continuous data. Results: Among 417 young paramilitary trainees, 24 (5.76%) (3.52-7.99 at 95% Confidence Interval) were found to have a stress fracture. The stress fracture patients had a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of 21.47ng/mL±6.98. Similarly, the bone mineral density value of the spine and hip among the patients was -1.34g/cm2±1.37 and 0.36g/cm2±1.24, respectively. Conclusions: The prevalence of stress fracture among young paramilitary trainee was high compared to previous studies. Additionally, average Vitamin D and the bone mineral density value of the spine and the total hip among stressed fractured patients were also low. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7268 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/4652 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical Association | |
| dc.subject | bone mineral density | |
| dc.subject | Nepal | |
| dc.subject | stress fractures | |
| dc.subject | vitamin D. | |
| dc.title | Stress Fractures among Paramilitary Trainee Visiting a Paramilitary Hospital of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study Authors | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 71 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 68 | |
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