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.

In the register, “one group we found had substantially worse outcome was the 128 patients with a combined radius and distal ulna metaphyseal fracture – not just an ulnar styloid, ...

Distal radius fractures are the most common arm fracture. They make up about 16% of all fractures orthopedic surgeons treat. They’re most common in children and adults over age 50.

Since it is close to the wrist joint, this type of fracture is often called as wrist fracture. Distal radius fracture is one of the most common fractures seen by orthopedic surgeons with an ...

Fractures of the distal radius are common injuries and account for up to 15% of all extremity fractures. Most of these patients can be treated non-operatively in a plaster of Paris, with excellent ...

A Colles' fracture -- or distal radius fracture -- is often called a ''broken wrist.'' In France it’s sometimes called a “Pouteau-Colles” fracture. Technically, it's a break in the larger of ...

Objectives —To assess the rate of wrist fractures in young goalkeepers sustained by the specific mechanism of “saving the ball” and the potential influence of ball size and environmental conditions.

Point-of-care ultrasound fracture — physis distance association with Salter-Harris II fractures of the distal radius in children: the ‘POCUS 1-cm rule’. Ultrasound Med Biol 2023;49:520-526 ...

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 ...

Study population: adult (>18 years) (independent in activities of daily living) patients with a non/minimal displaced distal radius fracture (dorsal angulation <15°, volar tilt <20°, radial ...