Serious games therapy associated with conventional physical therapy intervention accelerated hand muscles strengthening and hand functioning after complex fracture of the wrist: A case report.

STUDY DESIGN: Case report. INTRODUCTION: A severe wrist fracture can cause permanent physical disabilities and deformities, leading to limit patients in their occupation and social environment. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: We aim at presenting a treatment protocol and the functional outcome of a patient with severe clinical state after a rare wrist fracture. METHODS: We provided physical therapy intervention associated with serious games for muscle strengthening. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: There was an increase in strengthening and a decrease in Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand score and Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation scores. The International Classification of Functioning scores have changed from severe to light or to absent in many of the domains. CONCLUSION: The use of serious games combined with a conventional physical therapy intervention played a fundamental role in recovery and return to work activities, and there was also an important recovery of general health condition.

[Bone mineral density, milk intake and physical activity in boys who suffered forearm fractures]. / Densidade mineral óssea, ingestão de leite e atividade física de meninos que sofreram fraturas no antebraço.

OBJECTIVE: To compare boys with and without forearm fracture in terms of their bone mineral density, intake of milk and dairy products, and physical activity. METHODS: There were 23 boys in each group (aged between 7 and 13 years). They were submitted to bone densitometry with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) of the forearm (opposite side of the fracture). Participants answered questionnaires about their intake of milk and dairy products, and about their physical activity. RESULTS: The mean+/-SD of the bone mineral density of the radial and ulnar distal diaphysis in the case group (0.430+/-0.038 g.cm(-2)) was significantly lower (p = 0.018) than that of the control group (0.458+/-0.039 g.cm(-2)). Likewise, the mean of the distal metaphysis of the forearm was 0.309+/-0.033 g.cm(-2) in the case group and 0.349+/-0.054 g.cm(-2) in the control group (p = 0.004). Milk intake (1.5+/-1.2 cups a day) was significantly lower in the case group (p = 0.001) than in the control group (2.7+/-1.2 cups a day). The number of boys who practiced after-school physical activity was significantly lower (p = 0.017) in the case group (six boys = 26%) than in the control group (15 boys = 53%). CONCLUSION: Boys who suffered forearm fracture showed lower bone mineral density compared with the control group. In the case group, milk intake and physical activity were lower than in the control group.

Densidade mineral óssea, ingestão de leite e atividade física de meninos que sofreram fraturas no antebraco / Bone mineral density, milk intake and physical activity in boys who suffered forearm fractures

OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar meninos com e sem fraturas de antebraco em relacão à densidade mineral óssea, consumo diário de produtos derivados de leite e atividade física. MÉTODOS: Participaram do estudo 23 meninos (7 a 13 anos) em cada grupo (caso = 23, controle = 23). Eles foram submetidos à densitometria óssea (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry - DEXA) do antebraco oposto ao lado fraturado. Os participantes preencheram um questionário sobre o consumo diário de produtos contendo leite e suas atividades físicas. RESULTADOS: A médianDP da densidade mineral óssea da diáfise distal do rádio e da ulna no grupo caso (0,430n0,038 gucm-2) foi significativamente menor (p = 0,018) do que o grupo controle (0,458n0,039 gucm-2). Da mesma forma, a média da metáfise distal foi 0,309n0,033 gucm-2 no grupo caso e 0,349n0,054 gucm-2 no grupo controle (p = 0,004). O consumo de leite no grupo caso (1,5n1,2 copos por dia) foi significativamente menor (p = 0,001) do que no grupo controle (2,7n1,2 copos por dia). O número de meninos que praticavam atividade física após a escola foi significativamente menor (p = 0,017) no grupo caso (seis meninos = 26 por cento) do que no grupo controle (15 meninos = 53 por cento). CONCLUSAO: Meninos com fraturas no antebraco apresentaram menor densidade mineral óssea na região quando comparados com meninos que nunca sofreram fraturas. No grupo que sofreu fratura, o consumo de leite foi menor, e os meninos praticavam menos atividades físicas extra-escolares do que os meninos que nunca tiveram fraturas.

Combined Monteggia and Galeazzi fractures in a child's forearm

The Monteggia fracture dislocation and Galeazzi fracture dislocation are well recognized in isolation. The incidence of both of these fractures in the same forearm is rare. Only two other cases have been reported. This case report highlights the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of this combined fracture in a multiple trauma patient.

Osteosynthesis of diaphyseal fractures of the radius and ulna using an internal fixator (PC-Fix). A prospective study.

Over a five year period, 121 forearm shaft fractures in 82 patients including nine non unions were fixed using the PC-Fix. Two patients died early; of the remaining 80 patients (119 bones) 96% were followed until bone healing. No non unions or late infections were observed in spite of the fact that no primary bone grafts were used except when treating non unions. In this clinical study with a high follow up rate using a newly developed internal fixator, encouraging overall results were achieved and the technology of monocortical locked screws was proven to be valid.

Bone mineral density and body composition in boys with distal forearm fractures: a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry study.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether boys with distal forearm fractures differ from fracture-free control subjects in bone mineral density (BMD) or body composition. STUDY DESIGN: A case-control study of 100 patients with fractures (aged 3 to 19 years) and l00 age-matched fracture-free control subjects was conducted. Weight, height, and body mass index were measured anthropometrically. BMD values and body composition were determined by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. RESULTS: More patients than control subjects (36 vs l4) were overweight (body mass index >85th percentile for age, P <.001). Patients had lower areal (aBMD) and volumetric (BMAD) bone mineral density values and lower bone mineral content but more fat and less lean tissue than fracture-free control subjects. The ratios (95% CIs) for all case patients/control subjects in age and weight-adjusted data were ultradistal radius aBMD 0.94 (0.91-0.97); 33% radius aBMD 0.96 (0.93-0.98) and BMAD 0.95 (0.91-0.99); spinal L2-4 BMD 0.92 (0.89-0.95) and BMAD 0.92 (0.89-0.94); femoral neck aBMD 0.95 (0.92-0.98) and BMAD 0.95 (0.91-0.98); total body aBMD 0.97 (0.96-0.99), fat mass 1.14 (1.04-1.24), lean mass 0.96 (0.93-0.99), and total body bone mineral content 0.94 (0.91-0.97). CONCLUSIONS: Our results support the view that low BMC, aBMD, and BMAD values and high adiposity are associated with increased risk of distal forearm fracture in boys. This is a concern, given the increasing levels of obesity in children today.