Distal radius fractures are the most common arm fracture. They make up about 16% of all fractures orthopedic surgeons treat. They’re most common in children and adults over age 50.

Published results showed patients who received a topology-optimized splint had better functional outcomes after distal radius fracture surgery compared with patients who received traditional cast ...

Bryan Brown, MD, and colleagues randomly assigned patients with isolated, closed, neurovascularly intact, displaced distal radius fractures to undergo either reduction (n=6) or nonreduction/in ...

Cast versus splint in children with minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius: a randomized controlled trial. Canadian Medical Association Journal , 2010; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100119 Cite ...

Distal radius fractures treated without surgery should be x-rayed repeatedly for three weeks and when the person stops using the splint or cast. The patient should perform active finger motion ...

Rigid cast is better than a splint if the fracture is displaced, ... In 2007, more than 261,000 people visited the emergency room due to a distal radius fracture. ...

The MRI (Figure 3) showed a subacute transverse distal radius fracture without malalignment, a small joint effusion, and a widened scapholunate (S-L) space associated with a tear of the SL ligament.

Background: After the surgical management of distal radius fractures (DRF) in older patients, further treatment with a splint often follows. It is unclear whether early mobilization might be ...