Distal radius fracture is one of the most common fractures seen by orthopedic surgeons with an incidence of 195.2/100,000 persons per year.

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.

JW and BI, both 40-year-old female secretaries, presented with severe elbow and wrist pain following radial head excisions. They were originally treated nonoperatively for radial head fractures.

One of the most common fractures a patient can experience is a distal radius fracture. In Europe, orthopaedic surgeons use a variety of operative and nonoperative methods to effectively treat ...

Researchers are re-evaluating the treatment of distal radius fractures. At the Orthopaedic Trauma Association’s annual meeting, researchers in the field discussed the factors behind this change ...

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. Technically ...

For the metacarpal head scan, the reference line was the tip of the most distal second or third metacarpal head; the scan started 2 mm distal to this reference line and extended 18.04 mm (220 ...

Vitamin C-treated patients with a displaced fracture had a higher rate of complications and greater pain with use at 26 weeks (P =0.043 and 0.045, respectively).

Øyen, J. et al. Low-energy distal radius fractures in middle-aged and elderly men and women—the burden of osteoporosis and fracture risk. A study of 1794 consecutive patients. Osteoporos.

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.