A Novel Technique of Arc Fixator for Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Older Children: A Case Series by Amit Kumar, Kumar Keshav, Anurag Baghel, Anoop Raj Singh, Alok Rai, Pulak Sharma

“…Introduction: Traditionally displaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus are treated by percutaneous pinning and above-elbow slab/cast support. …”
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Is Fixation of Distal Radioulnar Joint Injury Necessary in Patients with Distal Radius Fractures? A Comparative Study by Raghavendra Raju RP, Ajith Krishnamurthy, Prasad Soraganvi, Srikanth Ravuru, Harsha V Reddy

“…Distal radius fractures are very common injuries presenting with a bimodal distribution. …”
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The role of anatomical and topographic features of angioarchitectonics and nerve gliding for its recovery by A. V. Kozlov, P. A. Fedorova, A. S. Anashkina, A. S. Safarova, D. A. Kim, T. N. Kozlova

“…Knowledge of the anatomical and topographic features of peripheral nerves, their blood supply and mobility is necessary for their recovery for various injuries.…”
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Orthogeriatric co-management and incident nursing home admissions in older patients with fragility fractures other than the hip—a retrospective cohort study using insurance claims... by Daniel Schoene, Kilian Rapp, Patrick Roigk, Clemens Becker, Andrea Jaensch, Claudia Konnopka, Hans-Helmut König, Thomas Friess, Gisela Büchele, Dietrich Rothenbacher

“…No statistically significant associations were found for forearm (IRR 1.06, 95% CI 0.97–1.15) or pelvic fractures (IRR 1.02, 95% CI 0.96–1.09). …”
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WNT16 influences bone mineral density, cortical bone thickness, bone strength, and osteoporotic fracture risk. by Hou-Feng Zheng, Jon H Tobias, Emma Duncan, David M Evans, Joel Eriksson, Lavinia Paternoster, Laura M Yerges-Armstrong, Terho Lehtimäki, Ulrica Bergström, Mika Kähönen, Paul J Leo, Olli Raitakari, Marika Laaksonen, Geoffrey C Nicholson, Jorma Viikari, Martin Ladouceur, Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen, Carolina Medina-Gomez, Fernando Rivadeneira, Richard L Prince, Harri Sievanen, William D Leslie, Dan Mellström, John A Eisman, Sofia Movérare-Skrtic, David Goltzman, David A Hanley, Graeme Jones, Beate St Pourcain, Yongjun Xiao, Nicholas J Timpson, George Davey Smith, Ian R Reid, Susan M Ring, Philip N Sambrook, Magnus Karlsson, Elaine M Dennison, John P Kemp, Patrick Danoy, Adrian Sayers, Scott G Wilson, Maria Nethander, Eugene McCloskey, Liesbeth Vandenput, Richard Eastell, Jeff Liu, Tim Spector, Braxton D Mitchell, Elizabeth A Streeten, Robert Brommage, Ulrika Pettersson-Kymmer, Matthew A Brown, Claes Ohlsson, J Brent Richards, Mattias Lorentzon

“…Four genome-wide significant SNPs arising from BMD meta-analysis were tested for association with forearm fracture. SNP rs7776725 in FAM3C, a gene adjacent to WNT16, was associated with a genome-wide significant increased risk of forearm fracture (OR = 1.33, P = 7.3 × 10(-9)), with genome-wide suggestive signals from the two missense variants in WNT16 (rs2908004: OR = 1.22, P = 4.9 × 10(-6) and rs2707466: OR = 1.22, P = 7.2 × 10(-6)). …”
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Application of Mendelian randomization analysis to explore causal associations of aspirin use with bone mineral density and risk of fracture by Qi-Pei Liu

“…Methods Summary data for aspirin use and BMD of five different body parts (femoral neck, lumbar spine, forearm, heel, and ultra distal forearm) and fractures were obtained from the integrative epidemiology unit open genome-wide association studies database for bidirectional MR analysis. …”
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Prediction of 10‐Year Fragility Fractures Using Muscle Health Indicators in Postmenopausal Women: The OsteoLaus Cohort by Colin Vendrami, Elena Gonzalez Rodriguez, Guillaume Gatineau, Peter Vollenweider, Pedro Marques‐Vidal, Olivier Lamy, Didier Hans, Enisa Shevroja

“…Main outcomes included hip, humerus and forearm low‐trauma fractures from in‐person interviews and vertebral fracture (VF) from lateral DXA screening. …”
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Surgical Management of Hirayama Disease: A Rare Entity With Unusual Clinical Features by Suresh Cheekatla, Peddineni Anudeep

“…On examination, he had clawing of the left medial three fingers with wasting of left forearm muscles, which was progressive in nature. …”
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Anteromedial facet coronoid fractures: an algorithmic approach for assessment and management based on 3 dimensional computed tomography humeral subtraction by Armin Badre, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Moayd Abdullah H. Awad, MBBS, FRCSC, Robert Chan, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Michael Lapner, MD, FRCSC

“…Methods: This was a retrospective case series of patients with isolated coronoid fractures involving the AMF. Patients with an AMF fracture meeting radiographic features consistent with a VPMRI mechanism were managed operatively, and those with an AMF fracture that did not meet one of the radiographic features of a VPMRI mechanism were considered for nonoperative management. …”
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Correlation between inner epiphysis ulna radius length ratio and prognosis of Monteggia fractures in children: a multicenter study by Siyin Feng, Yangfei Yi, Zhenqi Song, Junjie Lu, Qingfeng Zhou, Jie Wen, Sheng Xiao, Yufei Li

“…This study aims to identify a reliable method for evaluating the lengths of the ulna and radius in children, establish normal values for the ratio of the epiphyseal plate lengths of these bones, examine this ratio in children with Monteggia fractures, and investigate its role in determining forearm function in the pediatric population. …”
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A Study of Clinicoepidemiological Features and Association with Autoimmune Thyroiditis in Polymorphic Light Eruption by Mrudula Pulletikurti, KVT Gopal, PV Krishnam Raju, Rekha Rani Bulla

“…Objectives: The present study was conducted to study the clinicoepidemiological features and association with autoimmune thyroiditis in PLE. …”
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Use of Measurement Probes to Evaluate the Effect of a Series of Whole-Body Cryostimulation Treatments on Skin Characteristics in Subjects with Different BMIs by Adrianna Dzidek, Olga Czerwińska-Ledwig, Agata Szlachetka, Ewa Ziemann, Dorota Kasprzak, Mariusz Zasada, Anna Piotrowska

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Analysing plate fixation of a comminuted fracture of the proximal ulna in relation to the elbow joint: a finite element study by J. Šafran, T. Pavlacký, P. Marcián, R. Herůfek, R. Veselý

“…The model incorporated realistic anatomical geometry including both cortical and cancellous bone, soft tissue constraints, and loading conditions representing the physiological self-weight of the forearm, with the humerus fixed at its proximal end. …”
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Evaluation of distal radioulnar joint fixation using a fixation button in galeazzi fracture dislocations: Radiological and functional outcomes by Ashish Kumar Shukla, Anil Kumar Mishra, Ashish Pande, Aditya Dwivedi

“…Background: A Galeazzi fracture, characterized by a distal radial diaphyseal fracture and distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) instability, is diagnosed via X-ray. …”
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Orthogeriatric co-management and risk of rehospitalization in older patients with osteoporotic fractures: a retrospective cohort study from Germany by Theresa Unseld, Kilian Rapp, Clemens Becker, Claudia Konnopka, Hans-Helmut König, Andrea Jaensch, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Gisela Büchele

“…There were also statistically non-significant overall reductions among patients with pelvic fractures (HR 0.96 (0.914, 1.005)) or forearm fractures (HR 0.96 (0.915, 1.009)). …”
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Swellings over the Limbs as the Earliest Feature in a Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type V by Ali Al Kaissi, Rudolf Ganger, Klaus Klaushofer, Franz Grill

“…Skeletal survey showed a constellation of distinctive radiographic abnormalities of osteoporosis, hyperplastic callus and ossification of the interosseous membrane of the forearm, femora, and to lesser extent the tibiae. …”
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Ambulatory Catheter-based Interscalene Block for Proximal Humerus Fracture Rehabilitation: Safety, Efficacy and Lessons from a Pilot Study by Nah MFK, Seng ZQ, Tan YJB

“…Introduction: Proximal humerus fractures (PHFs) are associated with morbidity/functional impairment. …”
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Outcome of Type III Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Treatment by Closed Reduction and Different Configuration of Percutaneous K-wire Technique in Children by Ritesh Parteti, Kishor Uikey, Jayant Kothale, P Mohamed Azlam, Prashant Mishra

“…Introduction: Supracondylar humerus fractures comprise 17% of all pediatric fractures and are second in frequency to forearm fractures. …”
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Predicting median nerve depth from anthropometric features: A tool for safer invasive procedures. by Sara Mogedano-Cruz, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, Cristina Rodríguez-Anadón, Lucimere Bohn, Jorge Villafañe, Carlos Romero-Morales

“…Proximal forearm circumference strongly correlated with BMI and nerve depth. …”
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Epidemiology and Treatment of Olecranon Fractures: a nationwide register-based analysis of 27,880 cases in Denmark from 1999 to 2018 by Walid Zeyghami, Dennis Karimi, William M. Hagemann, Per H. Gundtoft, Bjarke Viberg, Tazio Maleitzke

“…Abstract Background Olecranon fractures (OFs) account for approximately 20% of proximal forearm fractures. …”
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