[Objective]To grasp the characteristics of the spectrum distribution of orthopedic diseases in the peacekeeping level Ⅱ hos-pital in the Eastern Theater of Mali.[Methods]The patients with orthopedic diseases who received treatment in the level Ⅱ Hospital of the 10th peacekeeping army in Mali East War Zone from September 2022 to August 2023 were selected as the research subjects.The distribu-tion of diseases by category,country and month was summarized by means of outpatient registration,outpatient cases and expert consulta-tion,and describing statistical analysis was conducted.[Results]A total of 3 442 patients were treated in 1 year,and orthopedic diseases ac-counted for 13.3%.A total of 326 persons were included in this study,including 306 males and 20 females,aged 20~61 years with a mean of(35.1±8.4)years.In term of disease category,soft tissue injury accounted for 62.6%,low back pain due to strain for 13.8%,fracture for 11.4%,tendon sheath bursal disease for 4.6%and lumbar disc hemiation for 3.7%.In term of patient identity,peacekeeping military per-sonnel accounted for the most orthopedic patients(79.1%),while the top five countries were Jordan(13.7%),Egypt(13.0%),Sri Lanka(10.3%),China(9.8%)and Bangladesh(9.4%).In term of season of patient visit,the orthopaedic diereses occurred mainly in rainy season and cool season,accounted for 80.1%of the total;with peaks in June and September.In term of disease location,141(40.6%)patients in-volved in the lower limbs,81(23.3%)in the waist,79(22.8%)in the upper extremity,26(7.5%)in the shoulder,13(3.8%)in the head and neck.[Conclusion]The main orthopedic diseases of peacekeepers in Mali are soft tissue injury,back strain pain and fracture,which in-volve mainly in Jordan,Egypt,Sri Lanka,China,Bangladesh and other countries with a large number of troops,with high incidence of the disease in the rainy season,cool season and the rotation period of the troop-contributing countries
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