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.

LAS VEGAS — Reducing a distal radius fracture by fixing it with a volar plate can be optimized by keeping in mind concepts, like accuracy of the reduction and ensuring the distal radioulnar ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Arthroscopy did not aid in the reduction of intraarticular distal radius fractures when combined with fragment specific fixation, according to a recently presented study.&ldquo ...

Launched in 2024 with mini and small fragment plates, J&J MedTech’s VOLT platform now features plates for wrist and proximal humerus fractures.

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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 ...

Why this is important:- In a large minority of patients with a distal radius fracture, the bone fragments are displaced and need manipulation and reduction into an anatomical position. Currently in ...

In the United States, a Colles fracture is the term used for all distal radius fractures. Smith fractures, Chauffer’s fractures, and Barton’s fractures are types of distal radial fractures also.

Background: Treatment of distal radius fractures in patients of a younger than osteoporotic age is complex, because they often are the result of a high-energy trauma and have intra-articular ...

Why this is important:- In a large minority of patients with a distal radius fracture, the bone fragments are displaced and need manipulation and reduction into an anatomical position. Currently in ...