Distal radial torus fracture in an adult. A new type of occult wrist fracture?
An Sist Sanit Navar
; 42(1): 69-73, 2019 Apr 25.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30706904
ABSTRACT
Torus or buckle fractures typically affect children who have suffered indirect minor wrist injuries. They are axial compression-type metaphyseal fractures of cortical and cancellous bone, which are stable and their treatment therefore consists in immobilisation of the joint for three to four weeks. We present an atypical case of distal radius torus fracture in a 19-year-old adult male, which has not been previously reported in adults and can be considered a new type of occult fracture. Knowledge of this possibility is mandatory to be able to make a differential diagnosis of wrist sprain in adults, and avoid performing superfluous complementary tests due to the persistence of pain and functional incapacity.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Radius Fractures
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Wrist Injuries
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Fractures, Closed
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
An Sist Sanit Navar
Journal subject:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article