Increasing Burden of Upper-Extremity Fractures in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): A 30-Year Analysis of the Epidemiology and Causes of Injuries.

Amir Human Hoveidaei Amin Nakhostin-Ansari Surena Namdari Seyed Hossein Hosseini-Asl Mohammad Saeid Khonji Maryam Selk-Ghaffari Alireza Pouramini Dawn M Laporte

Published in: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume (2023)

Contrary to global trends, UEFs increased in the MENA region during the study period. Countries with higher fracture incidence and YLD should consider preventive and rehabilitation strategies.

Keyphrases

risk factors
tertiary care