conclusions various modalities of treatment used differentially in different types of drfs based on the barzullah working classification give good results in spite of conflicting literature. results the mean age of the patients was 51.22 ± 20.58 years. most of the patients were females (n=189, 64.19%). the minimal follow up was 6 months with a mean of 15.10 ± 5.4 months. mean mayo wrist scores ...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to retrospectively review the short-term surgical outcome of wrist fusion using wrist fusion rod (WFR). PATIENTS AND METHODS Six wrists of four female patients (mean age 56 years; range 51 to 62 years) with advanced stage rheumatoid arthritis of Larsen IV or V were performed total wrist fusion using WFR. Clinical outcome was assessed using a numeric rating scale of ...

BACKGROUND The purpose was to assess the prevalence and location of the injuries of the carpal bones and soft tissue of the wrist on NMR in patients with negative radiographs. MATERIAL/METHODS A total of 89 patients (9-81years) were consecutively examined after wrist trauma. Radiograms were performed in four projections: AP, PA, oblique and lateral. In 63 cases of negative radiographs and per...

To cite: Kumar S, Ayachit A, Varman M, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-208578 DESCRIPTION A well-built 31-year-old man presented with deformity and restricted movements of the left wrist joint. He gave a history of injury due to a fall 8 months earlier, for which he was initially treated with a wrist slab for 3 months. Clinical examina...

Fractures of the lunate are rare injuries that usually result from high-energy trauma and are typically associated with other carpal and ligamentous injuries. The incidence of lunate fractures has been cited as 0.5% to 6.5% of all carpal fractures. These fractures are not frequently reported in the literature, and no consensus exists on the treatment of these injuries in the acute and chronic s...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether older postmenopausal women with a history of bilateral oophorectomy before natural menopause (surgical menopause) have a higher risk of nonvertebral postmenopausal fracture than women with natural menopause. METHODS We used 21 years of prospectively collected incident fracture data from the ongoing Study of Osteoporotic Fractures, a coh...

OBJECTIVE To systematically review studies that examined the effectiveness of wrist guards in preventing wrist injuries among snowboarders. DATA SOURCE MEDLINE (1966-March 2005), EMBASE (1988-March 2005), Cochrane (2005 Issue 1), Sport Discus (1975-March 2005) were searched using variations of the term "snowboard." PubMED was searched for the year 2005 to capture any recently published studie...

This is a retrospective study of six children with ununited scaphoid fractures treated conservatively. Their mean age was 12.8 years (9.7 to 16.3). Five had no early treatment. Radiological signs of nonunion were found at a mean of 4.6 months (3 to 7) after injury. Treatment consisted of cast immobilisation until clinical and radiological union. The mean clinical and radiological follow-up was ...

INTRODUCTION Scaphoid fractures are rare in childhood. Diagnosis is very difficult to establish because carpal bones are not fully ossified. In suspected cases comparative or delayed radiography is used, as well as computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound and bone scintigraphy. Majority of scaphoid fractures are treated conservatively with good results. In case of delayed...

BACKGROUND Distal radius radiographic indices may play a role as risk factors in pathogenesis of Kienbock's disease, scaphoid fracture and nonunion. Perilunate fracture dislocations are devastating wrist injuries, and their relationship and distal radius indices have not been addressed in the literature. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible role of distal radius radio...