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    Prevalencia de fracturas de muñeca en pacientes de 10-80 años, identificadas mediante rayos x en el Hospital Monte Sinaí, Cuenca, marzo 2022-marzo 2024
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2025-02-06) Rodríguez Zhapán, Andrés Esteban; Chillogalli Chacha, Diana Julisa; Astudillo Reyes, Adriana Estefanía
    Background: Wrist fracture is a common injury in a trauma center; there is a high prevalence in all age groups, and bone injuries seem to have a characteristic pattern that depends on the bone density and age of patients. (1) In Ecuador, in 2021 and 2022, the Ministry of Public Health reported 5,240 cases of wrist fracture in emergency medical services. (11) Objective: To determine the prevalence of wrist fracture in patients aged 10 to 80 years who underwent X-ray scans at Monte Sinai Hospital in Cuenca, from March 2022 to March 2024. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive method was used. Data were collected from radiological reports of patients aged 10 to 80 years who underwent a wrist X-ray scan from March 2022 to March 2024 at Monte Sinai Hospital. Results: Research determined a prevalence of wrist fracture of 34.1% of patients, and there was a male predominance of 62.2%. The most affected age group was that of 10 to 18 years (43.8%). There was a higher frequency of left wrist cases (52.5%). The most common bone fracture was that of the radius (48.4%), and there was a higher percentage of patients with more than one type of fracture trace (30.9%). Conclusion: It was determined that males and the age group 10 to 18 years were the most affected, and that the radius fracture was the most prevalent.