Re-displacement of Exfraphyseal Distal Radius Fractures Following Initial Reduction in Skeletally Immature Patients Can It Be Prevented?

摘要

Distal metaphyseal radius fractures are among the most common pediatric orthopaedic injuries. The incidence of these fractures in skeletally immature patients has been found to be anywhere from 400 per 100,000 to 1,000 per 10,000. These fractures account for 20% of all fractures in childhood and for 62% of upper limb fractures.6'7 More than 80% of these fractures occur in children over 5 years old,2'4'7 with a peak incidence of these fractures at 12 to 14 years of age in boys and 10 to 12 years of age in girls.