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.

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One of the most common fractures a patient can experience is a distal radius fracture. In Europe, orthopaedic ...

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 ...

Smith & Nephew plans to launch its D-RAD SMART PACK System for treating distal radius fractures at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting in Boston. The new system includes four, ...

It is know that patients with intra-articular fractures with more than 2 mm incongruence have been found to get joint degeneration after 6.7 years, [26] the same goes for fractures with more than 10° ...

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 system is designed to treat a range of wrist fractures and includes the VOLT two-column distal radius rim plate. This plate is shaped to sit more distally, allowing improved access to distal ...

A 58-year-old, right-hand dominant woman fell in the shower and injured her left wrist. She was seen 3 days later at an outside emergency department (ED) where radiographs were obtained. Her wrist was ...

Fracture: A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. Fractures are also named by the trauma event that cause the bone breakage. Bone Healing: Otherwise known as fracture healing, bone healing is ...