Studies of the ligament and chondral injuries in articular fractures of the distal end of the radius: arthroscopic evaluation / Estudo das lesões ligamentares e condrais nas fraturas articulares da extremidade distal do rádio: avaliação artroscópica
AUTOR(ES)
Marcelo Araf
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2008
RESUMO
Fractures of the distal end of the radius are very frequent in our country and the most common is that of the wrist. Much research was carried out on the subject and the importance of the anatomical reduction of intra-articular fractures is well known, however the cause of unsuccessful treatment may be the association of other injuries involving soft tissues and cartilage. The purpose here was to perform an arthroscopic evaluation to analyze the incidence of ligament and chondral injuries associated to intra-articular fractures of the distal end of the radius, for correlation with the AO/ASIF classification. Thirty patients ranging from 20 to 50 years of age, bearers of closed fractures of groups B and C of the AO/ASIF classification were selected. They were submitted to wrist arthroscopy to treat the intra-articular injuries for fracture reduction and osteosynthesis. A high incidence of intraarticular injuries was noted, 76.7% of them presenting injury of the triangular fibrocartilage complex, 36.6% of the intrinsic scapholunate ligament, 6.6% of the intrinsic lunotriquetral ligament and 33.3% of an injury of the articular cartilage larger than three millimeters. Patients bearers of a type C fracture in the AO/ASIF classification present with a higher incidence of associated ligament injuries. No relation between presence of cartilage injury and AO/ASIF Classification was found in this casuistry.
ASSUNTO(S)
artroscopy artroscopia traumatismo do punho punho wrist fraturas do rádio wrist injuries radius fractures
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