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As with all fractures a full history should be taken when you attend accident and emergency or your health care provider. Investigations may include a DEXA scan.Įxamination of a Colles’ fracture should include checking the ulnar styloid (bone in the wrist) for tenderness as well as the radial head.Ī colles fracture normally happens when the wrist is forced backwards due to a fall forwards and a Smith fracture is when you fall backwards onto your palm. It also represents a strong risk for subsquent hip fracture. This can be caused by a pathological reason and if you suffer from a colles fracture with no diagnosed pathology of disease this should also be looked into.

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The ‘reverse’ of this is called a ‘Smith fracture’. There are different types of fractures that occur in the wrist and different ways in which they should be diagnosed.Ī Colles fracture, the term is broadly used for any fracture of the distal radius, with or without involvement of the ulna, with dorsal (backward) displacement of the fracture fragments. This can be visible depending on the swelling and a simple x-ray should highlight the fractured area.Ĭomminuted fracture’s are multiple fractures and associated tissue damage to a single bone.įractures of the wrist are common, representing about a quarter of all fractures of limbs. A Complicated fracture will also damage tissue near the break.Ī depressed fracture, this is when the bone is forced inwards and occurs in skull fractures. Excessive training can cause such fractures.Ī pathological fracture is one that is caused not by any trauma or impact but instead is caused by underlying diseases such as osteoporosis and other such diseases. If this is not done then further deformity may occur whilst the arm is in plaster.Ī plaster cast is applied (a long arm cast for forearm breaks) and kept on for 4 to 6 weeks.Ĭomplications include deformity in the plaster and nerve damage.Ī stress fracture is quite common in runners as it is caused by repeated stress to the bone. Treatment involves reducing the fracture this is achieved by slow, constant pressure to reduce the deformity, applied over 5 to 7 minutes until the intact dorsal cortex is broken. It commonly occurs in arms/wrists when a child falls on outstretched arms. Greenstick fracture’s are more common in children and are named because the fracture looks similar to a green branch that has tried to be snapped but bends and `splinters’, the bone is distorted. A compound fracture (or open fracture) breaks the skin.

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SMITH FRACTURE NERVE SKIN

Generally these include, simple fractures these do not break the skin and are not easy to visibly diagnose.

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There are many types of fractures and different ways in which to diagnose and treat them.

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