Epidemiology of Fractures of Distal Radius in Different Age Groups: A Prospective Study in Indian Population at a Tertiary Care Center

Distal radius fractures (DRF) are one of the most commonly encountered type of fractures by an orthopaedician in day to day practice, accounting for around 25% of fractures in the pediatric population and up to 18% of all fractures in the elderly age group1.Understanding the epidemiology of this fracture is an important step towards the improvement of the treatment strategies and preventative measures which target this debilitating injury. Distal radius fractures in children have a male preponderance and are most likely to occur during high-energy falls and sports. Physeal fractures tend to occur in older children while torus and bicortical fractures tend to occur in younger children2. Materials And Methods: This is a prospective study done at the Department of Orthopedics, RRMCH, Bengaluru hospital, a tertiary care center, conducted from January 2022 to December 2023. All patients of all age groups and gender with distal radius fracture attending amounted to 135 cases. Results And Observations During the study period, 135 patients with distal radius fracture were treated in the department of Orthopaedics, RRMCH Bengaluru, during the period between 2022 and 2023. 57 females, 78 males were admitted to the Emergency Department Conclusion: This study with Distal radial fractures , conrmed a higher prevalence in males, an increase in incidence with older age and a seasonal predisposition during monsoon exists. In addition, the study showed that (1) low-energy trauma occurring at home is the main cause of fracture, with younger males sustaining fractures after sports trauma; and (2) complete articular is the most frequent fracture pattern.