Colles’ Fracture represents about 90% of all distal radius fractures. Smith's Fracture. This is almost always caused by a strike or collision to the back of the wrist, as expected when falling ...

Children with distal radius fractures face some of the same complications as adults, including malunion, compartment syndrome and acute carpal tunnel syndrome, but these complications are much rarer.

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.

Fractures of the distal radius are among the most common of musculoskeletal injuries; they occur at a rate of approximately 2 such injuries per 1000 individuals per year. As with most fractures ...

Distal radius fractures is the most common fracture in childhood. [1] Most of these fractures are treated conservatively in a plaster and complications are rare. Although these fractures generally ...

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 ...

Background: Minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius are common in children and have excellent outcomes. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether the use of a ...

Symposium L: Distal radius fractures: new concepts in treatment. Presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 76th Annual Meeting. Feb. 25-28, 2009.

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 ...

Colles fracture or broken wrist is a wrist fracture, which occurs within an inch of the wrist joint. Colles fracture involves the forearm bone’s distal end of the radius.