Acta Ortop Bras 2022 23;30(3):e245185. Epub 2022 May 23.
Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Objective: To study epidemiology, fracture pattern, associated injuries, and treatment of individuals with bilateral distal radius fracture, in a tertiary hospital.
Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study developed based on patients with bilateral distal radius fracture from January 2012 to November 2017. Demographic data, trauma mechanism, radiological patterns, degree of deviation, associated injuries, classification of fractures according to the Association of Osteosynthesis (AO), the Salter-Harris (SH) and Frykman scales, and type of treatment used in each case. Read More