While commonly referred to as a “broken wrist,” most wrist fractures are actually fractures of one or both of the two bones of the forearm, the radius and the ulna. A fracture of the distal radius is ...

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(19) reported almost total recovery of grip and extension strength after removing the spanning plate, especially in patients with wrist fractures on the dominant side. The present study showed ...

Objective To conduct a systematic review of the clinical literature to determine whether ultrasound can be used to improve the reduction of distal radius fractures in adults in the ED. Methodology A ...