Wrist Fractures and Osteoporosis

John C Wu; Carson D Strickland; James S Chambers

doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2018.10.004

Wrist Fractures and Osteoporosis

Orthop Clin North Am. 2019 Apr;50(2):211-221. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2018.10.004.

Authors

John C Wu¹, Carson D Strickland², James S Chambers²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 510, Memphis, TN 38104, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 510, Memphis, TN 38104, USA.

PMID: 30850079
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2018.10.004

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Elderly patients; Osteoporosis; Outcomes; Treatment options; Wrist fracture.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bone Plates / standards
Conservative Treatment / methods
Female
Fracture Fixation / instrumentation*
Humans
Male
Open Fracture Reduction / methods*
Osteoporosis / complications*
Osteoporosis / epidemiology
Prevalence
Radius Fractures / diagnosis
Radius Fractures / etiology*
Radius Fractures / prevention & control
Radius Fractures / surgery
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome
Wrist / pathology
Wrist Injuries / epidemiology
Wrist Injuries / pathology*
Wrist Injuries / surgery