Incidence of distal radius fracture in a general population in southern Sweden in 2016 compared with 2001.

ABSTRACT: In this population-based study, we compared the incidence of distal radius fracture in 2016 with that in the same region's adult general population in 2001 using radiographs to identify fracture cases. We showed that the incidence decreased by 24% in 2016 compared with 2001 indicating an important development.

Introduction

We conducted an epidemiological study on residents of northeastern Skåne in southern Sweden (population 182,000) to determine the overall incidence of distal radius fracture and the incidence according to age, sex, and fracture characteristics in the region's adult population during 2016, and to study the change in incidence in the same general population between 2001 and 2016 using wrist radiographs to identify fracture cases.

Methods

Two orthopedic surgeo

SUBMITTER: Ali M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7075829 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature