Distal Radial Fracture

Styloid Process Radius

Rozental, who specializes in hand, wrist and elbow injuries, examined five years of data (2007-2012) from patients who suffered a Distal Radial Fracture, a break near the wrist end of the radius, the larger of the two long bones in the forearm. For the study, researchers analyzed data on patients who suffered from a Distal Radial Fracture between 2007 and 2012. This type of fracture also occurs near the wrist end of the radius, in which the larger bone is located in the forearm. Findings revealed They identified 95 men and 344 women who were older than 50 and were treated for a Distal Radial Fracture — a common fragility fracture of the wrist. Dr. Harper and team wanted to see whether these patients received bone mineral density testing through a Rozental, who specializes in hand, wrist and elbow injuries, examined five years of data (2007-2012) from patients who suffered a distal radial fracture, a break near the wrist end of the radius, the larger of the two long bones in the forearm. Even though [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] See the images below. Posteroanterior radiograph demonstrates a comminuted fracture of the distal radius. Note should be made of angulation and displacement, intra-articular or extra-articular involvement, and associated anomalies of 1. For patients with displaced intra-articular distal radius fractures, as fracture severity increased, more invasive procedures were appropriately chosen to produce adequate bony alignment. 2. At one year post-treatment, patient rated wrist evaluation .

A study in the November 5th issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that men were three times less likely than women to undergo bone mass density (BMD) testing following a broken wrist (distal radius fracture) and seven times less likely "The results of this study lead us to suggest that men over the age of 50 with fractures of the distal radius should undergo bone density testing and evaluation with the FRAX algorithm to better identify those at high risk for future fracture and those who pelvis or some distal radius fractures as well as to those with osteopenia and a FRAX score that exceeds the National Osteoporosis Foundation thresholds of intervention. Combination of denosumab and teriparatide has been evaluated as a possible way to .

Another Picture of Distal Radial Fracture :

Femoral Neck Fracture Classification


Buckle Fracture Wrist X-Ray