Distal Radius Fractures-Case: Distal Radius

Case: Distal Radius

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A 67-year-old female sustained a wrist injury when she fell onto her outstretched wrist. X-rays and CT scans revealed a distal radius fracture. Several treatment options were considered, including open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP), external fixation, and bridge plating. <br /><br />In this case, operative treatment was recommended due to dorsal angulation, dorsal displacement, and intra-articular comminution. Bridge plating or external fixation were considered suitable options for highly comminuted, intra-articular fractures, especially in patients with osteoporotic bone. Bridge plating offers the advantage of no external hardware but requires a second surgical procedure for plate removal. <br /><br />After the plate was removed, a follow-up X-ray was taken one year after the initial surgery, although the details of the results were not provided in the summary.

Keywords

wrist injury

distal radius fracture

X-rays

CT scans

open reduction and internal fixation

closed reduction and percutaneous pinning

external fixation

bridge plating

dorsal angulation

intra-articular comminution