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Distal Radius Fracture:

- Discussion:
    - fracture types
           - barton's fracture - dorsal 
           - barton's fracture - volar
           - chauffeur's fracture
           - colles fracture
           - intra-articular fractures of distal radius: 
           - pediatric distal radius fracture:
           - smith's fracture  
    - classification: 
           - frykman classification 
           - melone classification
           - universal classification 
    - radiographs:
           - radial inclination
           - radial length
           - palmar slope


    - treatment:
           - closed reduction
           - percutaneous pinning
           - external fixators for distal radius fractures:
           - ORIF of distal radius fractures: (Synthes Distal Radius Products)  
    - complications: 
           - malunion 
    - references















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Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.

Last updated by David Thompson, MD on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 2:36 pm