- Neurological Exam:
- be sure to examine the
AIN,
PIN, and
median nerve at the wrist;
-
carpal tunnel syndrome;
- evaluate the strength of the
APB;
- injury from contact with bone spicules;
- is most frequent complication in most series;
- in the series by Trumble et al 1998, 4 out of 73 patients showed paresthesias of the median nerve, and in each case symptoms resolved within 4 days without surgery;
- Vascular: (Allen's Test)
- Tendon:
-
EPL;
- Misc:
-
ulnar styloid Pain:
- radial head / elbow pain:
-
Pronator Quadratus Tear:
- potential area of enlargement at wrist is made by relationship between flexor tendons & their synovial digital sheaths & fascia covering pronator quadratus;
- this potential sheath can be enlarged by hemorrhage, edema, or from a torn pronator quadratus occuring from colles frx;
Ulnar nerve palsy associated with fracture of the distal radius.
