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 ...

Distal radius fractures is the most common fracture in childhood. [1] Most of these fractures are treated conservatively in a plaster and complications are rare. Although these fractures generally ...

Interpretation: In children with minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius, use of a splint was as effective as a cast with respect to the recovery of physical function. In addition, the ...

For more information on this research see: The Financial Burden of Nonoperatively Treated Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures: Medical Debt In Privately Versus Publicly Insured Patients.

The incidence of childhood distal forearm fractures has risen significantly in boys and girls in the last 30 years, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. This news has ...

A distal radius fracture is a common bone fracture of the radius in the forearm. This type of injury is often called a wrist fracture because of its proximity to the wrist joint.

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Why this is important:- Torus fractures of the distal radius are among the most common fractures in children but management varies widely between immediate discharge from the emergency department to ...

Methods 105 consecutive fractures of the distal radius in children were rated on two occasions three months apart by 3 groups of doctors; 4 junior registrars, 4 senior registrars and 4 orthopedic ...

Do TT, Strub WM, Foad SL, et al. Reduction versus remodeling in pediatric distal forearm fractures: a preliminary cost analysis. J Pediatr Orthop B2003;12:109–15.