title: [The comparative study of patients with severe polytrauma treated by damage control orthopedits in normal time and in earthquake].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the outcome of damage control in patients with severe polytrauma in normal time and in the earthquake of 2008 Sichuan China.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the retrospective study, 26 cases with severity polytrauma in peacetime and 24 cases with severe polytrauma who have mainly sustained in the earthquake of 2008 Sichuan China were involovd. The patients' demographics, the methods and effects of damage control were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the earthquake group, 24 cases succeeded in the rescuing life; among whom, 3 patients needed the further debridement and dermoplasty. In the normal time group, 26 cases succeeded in the rescuing life; among whom, 19 patients had returned to their former work and 3 patients needed the further treatment. There was no difference between two groups in therapeutic effects (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both in earthquake and in normal time, treating the severity polytrauma by damage control orthopedics can acquire satisfied effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Resecuch Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Quan-yin
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Hong-zhen
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Zi-ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Si-yu
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ai-min
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome