Distal radius triplane fracture

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Nov;96(8):e6-7. doi: 10.1308/003588414X13946184902569.

Abstract

A triplane fracture is so named because of the three planes traversed by the fracture line. These are physeal fractures that result from injury during the final phase of maturation and cessation of growth. This fracture pattern typically involves the distal tibia. We present a rare case of a triplane fracture involving the distal radius.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Casts, Surgical
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radius / diagnostic imaging
  • Radius / pathology
  • Radius Fractures / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radius Fractures / pathology
  • Radius Fractures / therapy*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed