Retrospective Study
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World J Orthop. May 18, 2025; 16(5): 105590
Published online May 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i5.105590
Role of post-operative X-rays in distal-radius fractures among pediatric patients
Ammar K Alomran, Bandar A Alzahrani, Dana S Alamoud, Layan S Alsultan, Meshail M AlSaud, Raneem G Althobaiti, Badriah S Alruwaili
Ammar K Alomran, Bandar A Alzahrani, Department of Orthopedic, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
Dana S Alamoud, Layan S Alsultan, Meshail M AlSaud, Raneem G Althobaiti, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
Badriah S Alruwaili, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maternity and Children Hospital, Dammam 311140, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: Alomran AK designed the research study; Alomran AK and Alzahrani BA performed the research; Alomran AK, Alzahrani BA, Alamoud DS, Alsultan LS, AlSaud MM, Althobaiti RG, and Alruwaili BS analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; and all authors critically examined and approved the final text, and agreed to be responsible for the manuscript's content and similarity index.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, approval No. IRB-UGS-2024-01-002.
Informed consent statement: The need for patient consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Ammar K Alomran, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Faisal Street, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia. aomran@iau.edu.sa
Received: January 30, 2025
Revised: April 3, 2025
Accepted: April 27, 2025
Published online: May 18, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The study of patients who underwent fixation surgery subsequent to distal radius fracture unveiled several noteworthy findings. To determine the necessary number of follow-up X-rays to use resources efficiently. A total of 88 individuals were included. The findings of this study reveal notable absence of a statistically significant association between the frequency of postoperative X-rays and the outcome of patients with distal radius fractures.