ABSTRACT CHARACTERISTIC DISTAL END RADIUS FRACTURE AT HASAN SADIKIN HOSPITAL PERIOD JANUARY 2004 – DECEMBER 2008 Da Costa A D H, Hidajat N N Orthopaedi & Traumatology Department FK UNPAD / Hasan Sadikin, Bandung Background
: Distal radius fractures are very common. In fact, the radius is the most commonly broken bone in the arm. The break usually happens in traffic accident, and similar situations like a simple falls, known as FOOSH” (fall onto outstretched hands). Osteoporosis (decreased density of the bones) can make a relatively minor fall result in a broken wrist. Many distal radius fractures in people older than 50 years of age are caused by a fall from a standing position.
Method
: During January 2004 until December 2008, 72 persons with acute distal radius fracture were recorded and we analysis with retrospectif method.
Results
: 72 persons recorded with among the case insidence rate on man increase rapidly from 52 cases (72.2%) than woman on 20 cases (33.3%). 2 cases on age younger than 10 years (2.7%), 15 cases on age 10-20 years (20.8%), 18 cases on age 20-30 years (25%), 20 cases on age 30-40 years (27.7%), 6 cases between 40-50 years (8.3%), 11 cases on age older than 50 years (15.2%). 45 cases recorded as a traffic accident (62.5%), 22 cases come from workplace accident (30.5%), 5 cases recorded by the minor injury (6.9%). 8 cases is purely the distal radius fracture (11.1%), and 64 cases is accompanied with distal ulna fracture (88.9%). 18 cases direcly get therapy at 6 hours after the injury (25%), 42 cases get more longer than 6 hours to get therapy (75%). 33 cases get treatment at the hospital (45.8%), and 39 cases decide to get traditional treatment (54.2%).
Conclusion
: More cases recorded increas on man than a woman, cases accompanied with traffic accident and the relation with mobilitation pruductivity. The traditional treatment have a higher numbers as a final decided to treat this case because of minimally awareness among the community
Keyword
: Distal end radius fracture, upper extremity injury