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Radiological study of anthropometric values of radio-cubital distal articulation in ecuadorians

Abstract:

Antecedents: Wrist pathologies represent 14% of lesions in extremities and 17% of injuries treated in the emergency. Therefore, their evaluation is of great importance in order to determine the course of treatment. Materials and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional and observational study was performed, in which 200 x-ray tests were executed in healthy wrists in standarized posterior and anterolateral projection on Ecuadorian patients. Also, radial inclination measurement was made goniometrically, as well as radial height, biestiloid angle, ulnar variance and volar inclination according to international standards. Patients with history of trauma, deformities or fractures were excluded. Results: Radial height had an average of 10.07±1.04cm, 14.15±2.11cm biestiloid angle 14.15±2.11cm, radial inclination mean was 22.31±2.09cm, ulnar variance 0.57±0.43cm and 7.56±1.91cm volar deviation. There were significant differences between men and women in the radial angulation, radial width in anteroposterior and in lateral volar tilt. Conclusions: It was concluded that all radiological measurements found in the study differ from the international literature, and several studies around the world, except for the radial height and radial inclination, resemble the measurements presented in international standards. Therefore, conducting more studies is suggested at a national level to take into account local measures that allow better management of patients.