Fractures of the distal radius can be treated with below-elbow or above-elbow casts, however below-elbow casts may be associated with better radiological outcomes, based on results of a prospective ...

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 rarer.

A 39-year-old man presented to the emergency department with left forearm pain after a fall during a motorcycle accident, in ...

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, there ...

It is know that patients with intra-articular fractures with more than 2 mm incongruence have been found to get joint degeneration after 6.7 years, [26] the same goes for fractures with more than 10° ...

Intra-articular fractures of the distal radius (IFDR) represent high energy, complex, unstable injuries, and account for approximately one-sixth of the fractures observed in emergency rooms. 1,2 The ...

Smith & Nephew plans to launch its D-RAD SMART PACK System for treating distal radius fractures at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting in Boston. The new system includes four, ...

Medtech company Globus Medical has introduced its Anthem Elbow Fracture System.  The system includes 14 plate families, 2.7mm and 3.5mm screw options and anatomy-specific reduction instruments, ...

Evidence from randomized controlled trials shows that children with this type of injury who are given a removable splint have better physical function, less difficulty with daily activities and a ...

2024 JAN 16 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily-- Investigators discuss new findings in radius fracture. According to news originating from the University ...