Smith fracture

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad ◉

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Citation:

Niknejad M, Smith fracture. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 26 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-94167

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-94167

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https://radiopaedia.org/cases/94167

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94167

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Mohammad Taghi Niknejad had no recorded disclosures.

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Case published:

28 Nov 2021

Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Trauma

Tags:

radius fracture

Institution:

Tabesh Advanced Medical Imaging Center

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Presentation

Trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years

Gender: Male

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There is an impacted extra-articular transverse fracture of the distal radius with palmar angulation.

Case Discussion

The images represent Smith fracture, classically an extra-articular transverse fracture and can be thought of as a reverse Colles fracture.

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