A broken wrist or distal radius fracture is an extremely common type of fracture. It accounts for 25% to 50% of all broken bones and is most commonly seen in older females and young males.

Colles’ fracture: Colles’ fracture is the most common type of distal radius fracture. It occurs around 1.5 inches from your wrist joint. Chauffeur’s fracture: Chauffeur’s fracture occurs ...

A distal radius fracture is a common bone fracture of the radius in the forearm. This type of injury is often called a wrist fracture because of its proximity to the wrist joint.

All presented in Symposium III, Controversies in the management of distal radius fractures. #F-5 at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association 22nd Annual Meeting. Oct. 4-7, 2006.

A distal radius break is when the bone breaks about 1 inch from the wrist on the thumb side. A Colles fracture is a type of distal radius break and occurs when the broken piece of bone points upwards.

Register results showed worse DASH scores at 1 year for patients with combined distal radius and distal ulnar fractures vs. those with any type of distal radius fracture, a presenter said at the ...

Buckle fractures of the distal radius are common in children between 2 and 12 years of age. Buckle (torus) fractures occur when the bony cortex is compressed and bulges, without extension of the ...

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