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.

For distal radius fractures with post reduction radial shortening greater than 3mm, dorsal angulation greater than 10 degrees, or intra-articular displacement or step-off of the articular surface ...

He also noted that dorsal tangential views have become ... When it comes to plating, patients with highly comminuted distal radius fractures should not receive a volar plate, according to Kakar.

Melone described a fracture pattern of articular involvement in distal radius fractures depicted ... line extended from the sigmoid notch to the dorsal cortex in the region of Lister’s tubercle ...

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 ...

We reviewed all distal radius fractures treated with a dorsal spanning plate at our institution between October, 2014 and March, 2018. Patients with AO 23-C3 fractures treated with dorsal spanning ...

First, locate the dorsal side of the joint (i.e., the ... Traditionally, treatment of distal radius fractures has been based solely on radiographic alignment. In most patients with a displaced ...

What is a Colles’ Fracture? A Colles' fracture -- or distal radius fracture -- is often called a ''broken wrist.'' In France it’s sometimes called a “Pouteau-Colles” fracture.

Image guidance in the reduction of displaced distal radius fractures:- For patients with displaced fractures of the distal radius, is manipulation with real-time image guidance more clinically and ...