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Universal Classification of Dorsal Displaced Radius Fractures





- Type I:   extra articular, undisplaced;
- Type II:   extra articular, displaced;
- Type III   intra articular, undisplaced;
- Type IV:   intra articular, displaced;


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Intra-articular fractures of the distal end of the radius in young adults.




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