The authors examined the association between age at menarche, menstrual cycle characteristics between ages 28 and 32 years, and peri- and postmenopausal fracture risk in a cohort of 874 women who prospectively recorded menstrual cycle data for at least 5 years from their early 20s through their menopause. Fracture history was obtained with a self-administered questionnaire. The mean age of resp...

PURPOSE The nonspecific terms "wrist sprain" and "suspected occult bony injury" are frequently documented as diagnoses in occult paediatric wrist injuries. To date, however, no one has accurately defined their true underlying pathology. The primary objective of this study was to identify the true pathoanatomy of occult acute paediatric wrist injuries. Our secondary objective was to compare our ...

A RTHROSCOPY AFFORDS SURGEONS the ability to evaluate and treat intra-articular pathology in a direct, minimally invasive manner. Wrist arthroscopy has transformed the way physicians approach wrist disorders. The equipment and principles used are based on the techniques of large joint arthroscopy. Using fluid for articular distention and visualization has traditionally been thought of as an ess...

The validity of self-report of fractures in postal inquiry among perimenopausal women was evaluated. Self-reports of fractures in the 1989 baseline postal inquiry data of the Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention Study (OSTPRE) were compared with information in patient records. The study population consisted of 373 women who reported fractures sustained during the last 10 years and 200...

BACKGROUND Volar locking plates provide significant structural stability to the distal radius. Failure of a volar locked plating is a rarely reported complication in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 40 year-old, obese female patient who presented with a displaced extraarticular distal radius fracture, underwent open reduction and internal fixation of the fracture using a volar locking plat...

BACKGROUND Carpal malalignment following the malunited distal radial fracture is described to develop as an adaptation to realign the hand to the malunion. It worsens gradually after healing of the fracture due to continued loading of the wrist. It is also reported to develop during the immobilization itself rather than after fracture healing. The present work was aimed to study the natural cou...

R adiocarpal dislocations are complex injuries characterized by high-energy shear and rotational forces to the wrist, often combined with a fracture of the distal part of the radius or ulna. They often present as open fractures and can be complicated by soft-tissue injuries such as intercarpal and radiocarpal ligament tears and nerve injuries. Current management of radiocarpal dislocations is b...