Upper Limb Trauma
A 65-year-old woman presents after a fall on her outstretched hand. Radiographs show a displaced distal radius fracture with 25 degrees of dorsal tilt, 5mm of radial shortening, and intra-articular extension with a 3mm step. The DRUJ appears congruent on the lateral view. She has numbness in her median nerve distribution but no thenar weakness. Regarding distal radius fractures:
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Acceptable radiographic parameters for non-operative treatment include: radial inclination greater t...
Eponymous fracture patterns include: Colles (extra-articular with dorsal displacement and apex volar...
All distal radius fractures should be treated with volar locking plates; dorsal comminution stabiliz...
Volar locking plates are the most common fixation method, providing stable fixation that allows earl...
Acute carpal tunnel syndrome requires urgent decompression; chronic median nerve symptoms may resolv...
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