Presentation
Fall onto left hand. Swollen and tender, with limited movement.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Distal radial fracture
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Impacted distal radial fracture.
Minor dorsal angulation.
No other bone or joint injury.
Case Discussion
Simple impacted radial fracture - on the frontal view look for a step in the cortices or a mixed sclerotic/lucent line across the trabeculae.
This fracture was managed conservatively without imaging follow up.