LAS VEGAS — Reduction of a distal radius fracture before plating-based fixation may be clinically unnecessary, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why this is important:- In a large minority of patients with a distal radius fracture, the bone fragments are displaced and need manipulation and reduction into an anatomical position. Currently in ...

In recent years, distal radius fractures have increasingly been treated operatively (Box 1)... The Requirement for Closed Reduction of Dorsally Displaced Unstable Distal Radius Fractures Before ...