The distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) acts in concert with the proximal radioulnar joint to control forearm rotation. The DRUJ is stabilized by the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC). This complex of fibrocartilage and ligaments support the joint through its arc of rotation, as well as provide a smooth surface for the ulnar side of the carpus. TFCC and DRUJ injuries are part of the common pa...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The incidence of fractures of the distal radius may have changed over the last decade, and operative treatment has been commoner during that time. We investigated the incidence of fractures of the distal radius and changing trends in surgical treatment during the period 2004-2010. PATIENTS AND METHODS Registry data on 42,583 patients with a fracture of the distal radius...

..Objective: To assess the radiological and functional outcome of external fixator in the treatment of intar-articular fractures of distal radius. Study design: Descriptive case series. Place and duration of study: Orthopaedic unit District Headquarter Hospital Temargarha Lower Dir from March 2013 to March 2014. Material and methods: Twenty five patients of intra-articular fracture distal radiu...

background:   iran places sixth amongst high risk natural disaster countries and guilan province of iran shoulders a large amount of socio-economic burden due to snow catastrophes. the more knowledge of circumstances we have, the more efficient our future encounters will be. methods: in this retrospective study, of all of the patients admitted to poursina hospital due to snow and ice related tr...

Conservative treatment shows favorable results for minimally displaced fractures of the distal radius. A commonly reported complication associated with radius is delayed tendon rupture. The extensor pollicis longus that has most been to be injured in fractures. This report provides a new case rupture carpi radialis and brevis tendons after conservative fracture, along review literature.

The majority of distal radius fractures are associated with an ulnar styloid fracture [1-3]. There is solid evidence in the literature that this association may ultimately affect the clinical outcome causing instability, disability, and pain in the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) [2,4-7]. The main reasons for the worse outcome are: (1) DRUJ instability, (2) impingement with the triquetrum, and (...