Wrist Fractures and Osteoporosis.

Orthop Clin North Am

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 510, Memphis, TN 38104, USA.

Published: April 2019

Distal radial fractures account for up to 18% of all fractures in patients over 65 years of age, and osteoporosis is a predominant factor in these fractures. Fracture treatment may include closed reduction and casting/splinting, external fixation, and open reduction and internal fixation.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocl.2018.10.004DOI Listing

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