Distal radius fractures typically occur with the wrist bent back from 60 to 90 degrees. [5] Radial styloid fracture would occur if the wrist is ulnar deviated and vice versa. If the wrist is bent back …

The term Colles fracture is classically used to describe a fracture at the distal end of the radius, at its cortico-cancellous junction. However, the term now tends to be used loosely to describe any …

Internal fixation is an operation in orthopedics that involves the surgical implementation of implants for the purpose of repairing a bone, a concept that dates to the mid-nineteenth century …

Fracture displacement Displaced humerus fracture Reduction is a medical procedure to restore the correct anatomical alignment of a fracture or dislocation. When an injury results in a …

Classification of distal radius fractures Fracture with a dorsal tilt. Dorsal is left, and volar is right in the image. Classifications systems of distal radius fractures aim to aggregate patterns of injury …

Radial head fractures are a common type of elbow fracture that typically occurs after a fall on an outstretched arm. [1] They account for approximately one third of all elbow fractures and are …

This is the usual situation with all displaced fractures of the first metacarpal and of the proximal phalanges of the hand, and of about two thirds of fractures of the distal end of the radius. …

The fracture may be confined to the ulna or accompanied with damage to the radius or the wrist or elbow joints. [2] Nightstick fracture is a fracture of the middle portion of the ulna without …