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Meals RA. The laterality of fractures and dislocations with respect to handedness. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1979;(143):158-61
Meals, R. A. (1979). The laterality of fractures and dislocations with respect to handedness. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, (143), 158-61.
Meals, R A. "The laterality of fractures and dislocations with respect to handedness." Clinical orthopaedics and related research vol. ,143 (1979): 158-61.
Meals RA. The laterality of fractures and dislocations with respect to handedness. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1979 Sep;(143):158-61. PMID: 509818.
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Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1979 Sep;(143):158-61.

The laterality of fractures and dislocations with respect to handedness.

Clinical orthopaedics and related research

R A Meals

PMID: 509818

Abstract

The left/right frequency of fractures and dislocations with respect to handedness was investigated in 2,716 patients with isolated fractures or dislocations of the appendicular skeleton. For both left- and right-handed patients, upper limb fractures proximal to the wrist occurred more frequently on the left: fractures distal to the wrist, however, occurred more frequently on the patient's dominant side. No lateral tendencies were observed for lower limb injuries. A combination of endogenous and exogenous forces probably account for these findings. Awareness of these tendencies may lead to improved trauma management.

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