Learn about distal radius fractures of the wrist (types, treatment and projected recovery times) from the #1 ranked US hospital for orthopedic care – HSS.

A distal radius fracture is one of the most common fractures treated in emergency departments. Pre-operative 3D virtual reduction of distal radius fractures is key as it improves the recovery process ...

Distal radius fractures are the most frequently occurring type of fracture in Norway, accounting for about 20 % of all fractures. Incidence rates indicate more than 15 000 of these fractures each year ...

Scudder, 3 Brittain, 4 Key, 5 Cleveland 6 and other authors have stated that fractures of the distal end of the radius and of the carpal scaphoid can occur simultaneously . . .

Background Colles’ type fractures of the distal radius are one of the most commonly manipulated fractures in the ED. Local audit data suggest that a high proportion of these injuries undergo ...