To evaluate the spectrum and analyse the pattern of associated soft tissue, intrinsic/extrinsic ligaments and carpal bone injury with distal radius fracture

Himanshu Bansal; Ajay Singh; Payal Gupta; Tarundeep Singh; Mankaran Singh Arora; Priyanka Yadav

Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2019

To evaluate the spectrum and analyse the pattern of associated soft tissue, intrinsic/extrinsic ligaments and carpal bone injury with distal radius fracture

Himanshu Bansal, Ajay Singh, Payal Gupta, Tarundeep Singh, Mankaran Singh Arora, Priyanka Yadav

Abstract :

Purpose: To evaluate the spectrum and analyse the pattern of associated soft tissue and bony injury with distal radius fracture. Methods: This prospective observational study included 50 patients(35 males and 15 females) with mean age of 41.1(range 18 to 70 years) who sustained fracture of distal end radius and reported to our hospital. These patients were evaluated using MRI. Results: : Of the 50 distal radius fracture, TFCC injury was present in 32 cases(20 partial and 12 complete),SLIL tear in 13 cases and ulnar styloid fracture in 29 cases, Radioulnar ligament tear in 5 cases, Scaphoid fracture in 2 cases and extrinsic ligament tear in 1 case. Conclusion: We evaluated our results and compared them with those obtained by various other studies utilizing different modalities and found our results comparable to most other studies. So we can conclude that distal radius fracture is accompanied by significant associated bony and soft tissue injuries which should be evaluated at the time of patient presentation via MRI or arthroscopy and should be addressed at the time of primary fracture fixation. Level of Evidence: Diagnostic study- Level 3