Nuances of Radiographic Assessment of Distal Radius Fractures to Avoid Missed Fragments

Abstract

Distal radius fractures, like many articular and periarticular fractures, can make it difficult to determine the true number, location, and orientation of fracture fragments. This article should help the reader work through imaging interpretation starting from the initial, often displaced radiographs to postreduction imaging and determination if further 3-dimensional imaging is necessary.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Distal radius; Radiographs.