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.

A new distal radius fracture fixation technique developed to reduce the malunion rate that often accompanies traditional cast immobilization fixation effectively restored 60% to 80% of wrist arc of ...

What is Distal Radius Fracture? The larger of the two bones of the forearm is known as radius. The end of the arm towards the wrist is called the distal end. When the area of the radius near the wrist ...

This week we are going to start a series of commonly missed orthopedic injuries throughout the body. The first one we are going to discuss today is the DRUJ injury. The DRUJ injury is an injury of the ...

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, there ...

Fixation using metal Kirschner wires (K-wires) offers no advantage over traditional moulded plaster casts in improving wrist function and pain in patients with distal radius fractures. These findings ...

Jinsei Shinzaki a.k.a. Hakushi remains active in the ring at 59 years old. He co-owns the Michinoku Pro Wrestling promotion and was last in action at the March 1st event. During the 22-minute main ...

Intra-articular fractures of the distal radius (IFDR) represent high energy, complex, unstable injuries, and account for approximately one-sixth of the fractures observed in emergency rooms. 1,2 The ...

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. Familiarity with the terms used to describe the anatomy of the hand is important for clinical assessment. The terms “volar” and “palmar ...