Distal Radius Fractures, An Issue of Atlas of the Hand Clinics, 1e (The Clinics: Orthopedics)

Usually the result of a fall on your outstretched hands, distal radius fractures are one of the most common fractures. Treatment varies and can be complex. Phani K. Dantuluri, MD, helps with chapters that discuss volar plating, closed reduction percutaneous pinning, external fixation (bridging), external fixation (non-bridging) and more. Expect great art, as always, in this Atlas issue. Key words: volar, dorsal and bridge plating, intramedullary fixation, fragment specific fixation, closed reduction