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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Surgical intervention to address a radial head fracture involves the re-attachment of the bone fragments with surgical hardware (i.e. plates and screws) and full recovery usually occurs within 6-8 ...

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).