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Objective: This study evaluated sociodemographic and radiographic features of patients with distal radial fractures treated at a trauma hospital in southern Brazil, comparing those treated by hand surgery specialists (group 1) and non-specialists (group 2). Methods: This study consists of a retrospective cohort of 200 patients treated in 2020. After reviewing medical records and radiographs, the following parameters were analyzed: age, gender, trauma mechanism, laterality, associated comorbidities and fractures, fracture classification (AO), radial height, radial inclination, and volar inclination. Comparison of the two groups used the Student t-test, chi-square test, or Fisher exact test. Results: Most subjects were women (54%), sustained low-energy traumas (58%), and were left-handed (53%). Group 1 had a lower mean age (50.2 years); most of their subjects sustained high-energy trauma (54%) and had type C fractures (73%); type A fractures prevailed in group 2 (72%). Radiographs showed a significant difference regarding the mean radial inclination (21.5° in group 1 and 16.5° in group 2 [ p < 0.001] in women, and 21.3° in group 1 and 17° in group 2 [ p < 0.001] in men) and volar inclination (10.1° and 12.8° in groups 1 and 2, respectively [ p < 0.001]). In addition, the absolute number of cases with reestablished anatomical parameters per the three evaluated variables was also significantly different; all parameters were better in group 1. Conclusion: Hand surgeons treated the most severe fractures and had the best radiographic outcomes.
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Abstract Objective: This study evaluated sociodemographic and radiographic features of patients with distal radial fractures treated at a trauma hospital in southern Brazil, comparing those treated by hand surgery specialists (group 1) and non-specialists (group 2). Methods: This study consists of a retrospective cohort of 200 patients treated in 2020. After reviewing medical records and radiographs, the following parameters were analyzed: age, gender, trauma mechanism, laterality, associated comorbidities and fractures, fracture classification (AO), radial height, radial inclination, and volar inclination. Comparison of the two groups used the Student t-test, chi-square test, or Fisher exact test. Results: Most subjects were women (54%), sustained low-energy traumas (58%), and were left-handed (53%). Group 1 had a lower mean age (50.2 years); most of their subjects sustained high-energy trauma (54%) and had type C fractures (73%); type A fractures prevailed in group 2 (72%). Radiographs showed a significant difference regarding the mean radial inclination (21.5° in group 1 and 16.5° in group 2 [p < 0.001] in women, and 21.3° in group 1 and 17° in group 2 [p < 0.001] in men) and volar inclination (10.1° and 12.8° in groups 1 and 2, respectively [p < 0.001]). In addition, the absolute number of cases with reestablished anatomical parameters per the three evaluated variables was also significantly different; all parameters were better in group 1. Conclusion: Hand surgeons treated the most severe fractures and had the best radiographic outcomes.
Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar as características sociodemográficas e radiográficas dos pacientes com fratura de rádio distal tratados em um hospital de trauma no sul do Brasil, comparando os casos tratados pelos especialistas em cirurgia da mão (grupo 1) com aqueles tratados por não especialistas (grupo 2). Métodos: Coorte retrospectiva realizada com 200 pacientes, no ano de 2020. Por meio da revisão de prontuários e radiografias, analisaram-se: idade, sexo, mecanismo de trauma, lateralidade, presença de comorbidades e fraturas associadas, classificação da fratura (AO), altura radial, inclinação radial e, inclinação volar. Comparou-se os dois grupos por meio do teste t de Student, qui-quadrado ou exato de Fisher. Resultados: A maioria era de pacientes do sexo feminino (54%), traumas de baixa energia (58%) e lateralidade esquerda (53%). O grupo 1 apresentou média de idade menor (50,2 anos), traumas de alta energia (54%), e fraturas tipo C (73%), enquanto no grupo 2 fraturas tipo A prevaleceram (72%). As radiografias apresentaram diferença significativa quanto à média de valores de inclinação radial (21,5° no grupo 1 e 16,5° no grupo 2 [p < 0,001] nas mulheres e, 21,3° no grupo 1 e 17° no grupo 2 [p < 0,001] nos homens) e inclinação volar (10,1° e 12,8° no grupo 1 e 2, respectivamente [p < 0,001]), bem como no número absoluto de casos que reestabeleceram os parâmetros anatômicos nas três variáveis avaliadas, sendo todos melhores no grupo 1. Conclusão: Os cirurgiões de mão trataram as fraturas mais graves e apresentaram os melhores resultados radiográficos.
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Introdução: O ligamento patelar é a estrutura do joelho que liga a patela à tíbia. As lesões desta estrutura fazem parte de um grupo maior de doenças que causam o que os ortopedistas denominam como "dor anterior do joelho". Devido a isso, as lesões do ligamento patelar por trauma repetitivo receberam o nome genérico de "joelho do saltador". O objetivo geral do estudo foi avaliar o ligamento patelar de jogadores profissionais de futebol, assintomáticos, através da ultrassonografia. Métodos: A amostra foi de 52 jogadores profissionais de futebol que passaram pelo exame de ultrassonografia. Resultados: No total, 52 jogadores foram incluídos no estudo com idade média de 23 anos (DP±4,95), com um tempo de prática médio no esporte de 9,35 anos (DP±3,71). A média de tempo de prática esportiva dos jogadores que não tiveram lesão foi de 10,14 anos (DP±3,71), enquanto a média dos jogadores que tiveram lesão foi de 5 anos (DP±0,76). Dos jogadores que tiveram lesão, a maioria, 24,1%, era de defensores, enquanto apenas 4,3% eram atacantes. Conclusões: O tempo médio de treinamento nos jogadores que tiveram lesão foi menor do que naqueles que não tiveram nenhuma anomalia encontrada. Os defensores tiveram mais lesões que os atacantes (AU)
Introduction: The patellar ligament is the structure of the knee that connects the patella to the tibia. Lesions of this structure belong to a larger group of diseases that cause what orthopedists refer to as "knee anterior pain". Because of this, the patellar ligament injuries due to repetitive trauma received the generic name of "jumper's knee". The overall objective of the study was to evaluate the patellar ligament of asymptomatic professional soccer players through ultrasound. Methods: The sample consisted of 52 professional soccer players who underwent an ultrasound examination. Results: In total, 52 players were included in the study with an average age of 23 years (SD ± 4.95), with an average practice time of 9.35 years in the sport (SD ± 3.71). The average time of sports practice of players who had no injury was 10.14 years (SD ± 3.71), while the average in those who had injury was 5 years (SD ± 0.76). Of the players who had injury, most (24.1%) were defenders while only 4.3% were forwards. Conclusions: The average training time in players who had injury was smaller than in those who had no abnormality. Defenders had more injuries than forwards did (AU)
