A distal radius fracture, also known as wrist fracture, is a break of the part of the radius bone which is close to the wrist. Symptoms include pain, bruising...

shaft fracture Distal radius fracture Galeazzi fracture – a fracture of the radius with dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint Colles' fracture – a...

A Colles' fracture is a type of fracture of the distal forearm in which the broken end of the radius is bent backwards. Symptoms may include pain, swelling...

The Galeazzi fracture is a fracture of the distal third of the radius with dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint. It classically involves an isolated...

Classifications systems of distal radius fractures aim to aggregate patterns of injury which behave in predictable ways, to distinguish between conditions...

radius fracture Galeazzi fracture – a fracture of the radius with dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint Colles' fracture – a distal fracture of the...

A Smith's fracture, is a fracture of the distal radius. Although it can also be caused by a direct blow to the dorsal forearm or by a fall with the wrist...

definitions, fractures to the carpal bones are referred to as carpal fractures, while fractures such as distal radius fracture are often considered fractures to...

of the scaphoid bone of the hand against the styloid process of the distal radius. It can be caused by falling onto an outstretched hand. Treatment is...

intra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint. There exist two types of Barton's fracture – dorsal and palmar...

had surgery. Fractures of the scaphoid are common in young males. They are less common in children and older adults because the distal radius is weaker contributor...

Whirlpool and Hot Packs on Hand Volume During Rehabilitation After Distal Radius Fracture: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial". Hand. 12 (3): 265–271....

for buckle fractures in the potential event of a collision or fall. As aforementioned, the most common buckle fracture is of the distal radius in the forearm...

and the distal radius fracture. The Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) is a fibrous structure covering both the radiocarpal and distal radioulnar...

The Essex-Lopresti fracture is a fracture of the radial head of the forearm with concomitant dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint along with disruption...

the distal radioulnar articulation often result from falls onto an outstretched hand. Injury can occur with concurrent fracture of the distal radius, the...

the distal radioulnar joint. A fracture of the forearm can be classified as to whether it involves only the ulna (ulnar fracture), only the radius (radius...

displaced fractures of the first metacarpal and of the proximal phalanges of the hand, and of about two thirds of fractures of the distal end of the radius. Percutaneous...

A supracondylar humerus fracture is a fracture of the distal humerus just above the elbow joint. The fracture is usually transverse or oblique and above...

without other fractures. Distal ulna fractures typically occur along with distal radius fractures. Hume fracture - a fracture of the olecranon with an associated...

Finally, tears of the TFCC are frequently found by patients with distal radius fractures. Perforations and defects in the TFCC are not all traumatic. There...

healthy bone, distal humerus fractures require a high impact mechanism to break. However, osteoporotic, or weaker bone can break at the distal humerus with...

Lister's tubercle or dorsal tubercle of radius is a bony prominence located at the distal end of the radius. It is palpable on the dorsum of the wrist...

trauma, with or without a fracture: Scaphoid fracture: bony DISI Distal radius fracture: compensatory DISI Malunion of radius fracture: adaptive DISI Scapholunate...

numerous vascular foramens. Fracture of the anatomical neck rarely occurs. The anatomical neck of the humerus is an indentation distal to the head of the humerus...

population per year, and distal radius fracture at 2.4 per 100,000 population per year. Infection rates for Gustilo Grade I fractures is 1.4%, followed by...

(SNAC). Other post-traumatic causes such as intra-articular fractures of the distal radius or ulna can also lead to wrist osteoarthritis, but are less...

Eponymous fractures and fracture-dislocations are most commonly named after the doctor who first described them. They may also be named after an activity...

- Comminuted fracture Type E - More distal fracture, extra-articular Type F - Fracture-dislocation In fractures with little or no displacement, immobilization...

of the ulna. the radius, near the elbow as a pivot joint, this allows the radius to cross over the ulna in pronation. the distal radius, where it fits into...