This anteroposterior radiograph reveals a nonphyseal distal radius fracture at 3 months after injury. While the patient still has 11° of ulnar angulation, the potential for remodeling is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Symposium L: Distal radius fractures: new concepts in treatment. Presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 76th Annual Meeting. Feb. 25-28, 2009.

Fractures of the distal radius are the most common fracture in childhood 1 and a frequent reason for visits to the emergency department. 2 Although such fractures are often angulated at the time of ...

Cast versus splint in children with minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius: a randomized controlled trial. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2010; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100119; ...

The study, a randomized controlled trial with 92 children aged 5 to 12 years, included 43 children with distal radius fractures who were treated with splints and 49 in casts.