Dinner fork deformity (wrist)

Last revised by Leonardo Lustosa ◉ on 23 May 2022

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Lustosa L, Hacking C, et al. Dinner fork deformity (wrist). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 26 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-18210

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-18210

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/18210

rID:

18210

Article created:

19 Jun 2012, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

23 May 2022, Leonardo Lustosa ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Leonardo Lustosa had no recorded disclosures.

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Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

wrist, fracture, emergencymedicine, cases

A dinner fork deformity, also known as a bayonet deformity, occurs as the result of a malunited distal radial fracture, usually a Colles fracture. The distal fragment is dorsally angulated, displaced and often also impacted. The term is descriptive, as the lateral view of the wrist is similar to the shape of a fork, seen from the side, tines down.