Abstract

RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON WRIST INJURIES

Dr. Ankita Dabshede*, Kanchan Bhandure, Dr. Tushar Palekar, Dr. Roma Raykar, Dr. Joanna Baptist

Abstract

Background: The wrist complex consists of two compound joints radiocarpal and the midcarpal joints, refered to collectively as the wrist complex. Incidence of wrist injuries is 33.2 injuries per 100000 person years. Highest incidence occurred in 20-29 years of age. Male had higher incidence than females.2 Hand and wrist injuries are common in all sports. Objective: To find out number of wrist cases in last 5 years from August 2012 to August 2017 and to compare the casesd according to their age group, gender and most common wrist conditions. Materials and Methodology: A retrospective study comprising of a sample size 418 patients of past 5 years collected, analyzed and presented. Results and conclusion The majority of the wrist pain cases were in the year 2015-2016, most commonly Colle’s fracture in age group 41-50, females more affected.

Keywords: Colle’s fracture, Carpel tunnel syndrome, triangular fibrocartilage complex injuries, wrist pain, wrist sprain.