10.6084/m9.figshare.9276110.v1
Alysson Figueiredo Nogueira
Alysson Figueiredo
Nogueira
Lucas Moratelli
Lucas
Moratelli
Marcela dos Santos Martins
Marcela dos Santos
Martins
Ricardo Torres Iupi
Ricardo Torres
Iupi
Marcos Felipe Marcatto de Abreu
Marcos Felipe Marcatto de
Abreu
João Carlos Nakamoto
João Carlos
Nakamoto
EVALUATION OF DISTAL FOREARM FRACTURES USING THE AO 2018 CLASSIFICATION
SciELO journals
2019
Radius Fractures
Ulna Fractures
Wrist Injuries
2019-08-07 02:42:35
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/EVALUATION_OF_DISTAL_FOREARM_FRACTURES_USING_THE_AO_2018_CLASSIFICATION/9276110
<div><p>ABSTRACT Objective: Distal forearm fractures are among the most common upper limb fractures in all ages, and many classifications have been proposed to describe them. Recently, a new version of AO/OTA classification was proposed. The aim of this study is to use the AO/OTA 2018 classification to report the epidemiology of distal forearm fractures in adults treated at a single center. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the initial radiographs obtained from cases of distal forearm fractures in an orthopedic emergency room at a single tertiary hospital. Results: Three hundred twenty-two cases were studied, aged 50.35 ± 18.98 years, 55.3% were female and 44.7% were right-sided. Type 2R3A, 2R3B and 2R3C fractures corresponded to 32.3%, 18.0% and 48.4% of the cases, respectively. Distal ulnar fracture was present in 41.9%. There was a correlation between age and sex: 78.3% of the subjects aged under 30 years were male, and 80.6% of those aged over 60 years were female (p<0.001). Conclusion: The most common type of radial fractures was 2R3C, and the most common type of ulna fracture was 2U3A1.1. There was a correlation between age and sex. Level of evidence IV, Case-series.</p></div>