Evaluación de los tipos de tratamientos quirúrgicos en pacientes con fractura de radio de 18 a 65 años operados en el Hospital General de Quevedo desde marzo del 2017 a marzo del 2018.

Abstract

Introduction: Radial fracture is one of the fractures most commonly seen by orthopedic surgeons, and within forearm fractures is the most common, with a very significant cost in health care around the world, which is why it is important your study. Objective: To know the type of treatment with less complications and better evolution in patients with radio fracture. Methodology: A cross-sectional observational descriptive retrospective study was carried out. In which the data are collected by reviewing the medical records of the patients of the General Hospital of Quevedo. Of these 100 patients, 21 patients were excluded because they did not have complete records or did not meet the inclusion criteria of the study. Results: Regarding complications, only 21.52% presented them. The local infection was the most frequent with 47.06%. When comparing the type of treatment received in the population and the presence of complications, we found that percutaneous fixation was the intervention that presented fewer complications with p = 0.000. And finally, if there is a difference between the type of treatment and the time of functional improvement, being less in the percutaneous fixation. p = 0.001. Conclusion: The best treatment for radio fractures, whether in the upper, lower or diaphyseal epiphysis, is percutaneous fixation, based on the fact that this type of treatment presented fewer complications and a shorter functional improvement time than the other treatments.