Upper Limb Fractures
A 62-year-old woman presents after falling onto her outstretched hand. Radiographs show a dorsally displaced, comminuted distal radius fracture with 25 degrees of dorsal tilt, 4mm radial shortening, and intra-articular extension with a 3mm step. The DRUJ appears subluxated. Regarding distal radius fractures:
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Distal radius fractures are the most common upper limb fractures; bimodal distribution (young males ...
Acceptable reduction parameters include radial inclination greater than 15 degrees, radial height gr...
Distal radius fractures are most common in the lower limb; elderly males are most affected; Colles f...
Surgical indications include intra-articular step greater than 2mm, radial shortening greater than 3...
Complications include median nerve compression (acute carpal tunnel), malunion (loss of radial heigh...
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