Wrist Fracture Dynamic Testing System to Simulate Skating Falls

Injuries are common from skating sports. These include abrasions, contusions, ligamentous sprains, and fractures. Most are confined to the upper extremity. The probability of injury, in consort with a local recreational park, have resulted in the frequent presentation of patients for treatment to the emergency department at The Hamot Medical Center, a northwestern Pennsylvania regional teaching hospital. Given its personal and financial toll, orthopaedic attendings and surgical residents alike have expressed an interest in injury prevention via a better understanding of the biomechanical underpinnings of these injuries.