ABSTRACT Melone described a fracture pattern of articular involvement in distal radius fractures depicted as an orthogonal fracture line through the mid-sagittal and mid-coronal planes. This study ...

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 ...

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 ...

For persons aged 60 years or older with displaced distal radius fracture, surgical treatment seems not to be better than nonsurgical treatment for patient-reported wrist function, according to a ...

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 ...

Background: From 2000 to 2012, the annual incidence of inpatient treatment for distal radius fracture in Germany rose from 65 to 86 per 100 000 persons. It is unclear whether open reduction and ...

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 … ...

Distal radius fractures are one of the most common fractures in humans. Due to osteoporosis, the lifetime risk is higher for women (15%) than men (2%) (1). In recent years, distal radius fractures ...

Why this is important:- In a large minority of patients with a distal radius fracture, the bone fragments are displaced and need manipulation and reduction into an anatomical position. Currently in ...

Fractures of the distal radius are common injuries and account for up to 15% of all extremity fractures. Most of these patients can be treated non-operatively in a plaster of Paris, with excellent ...