| Autor: |
Marcelo Teodoro Ezequiel Guerra, Maria Isabel Pozzi, Gabriela Busin, Lucas Crestana Zanetti, José Antônio Lazzarotto Terra Lopes, Vinícius Orso |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, Vol 49, Iss 5, Pp 468-472 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1982-4378 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.rboe.2014.07.002 |
| Popis: |
Introduction:Epidemiological studies have shown laterality in clavicle fractures, such that the left side is more frequently fractured. The present study had the aim of evaluating whether the clavicle on the dominant side is denser and thus explaining the greater incidence of fractures on the non-dominant side.Materials and methods:This was a descriptive study on 52 healthy patients, who were classified according to age, sex and whether the dominant or non-dominant side was affected.Results:The participants comprised 28 women (53.8%) and 24 men (46.2%). Regarding the dominant side, 30 were right-handed (57.7%) and 22 were left-handed (42.3%). The mean age was 25 years. In this study, it could be seen that the non-dominant side had greater bone mass than the dominant side. It was also observed that the bone density was greater in the middle and distal thirds on the non-dominant side, with a statistically significant difference. In the women, the density was also greater on the non-dominant side; this difference was not significant in relation to the dominant side, but there were significant differences between the middle thirds (p |
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