wrist fracture
Snapped arm end
A wrist fracture is a break in one or more of the bones near the wrist joint, most commonly the radius bone on the thumb side of the forearm.
Falls onto an outstretched hand are the typical cause: The X-ray confirmed a wrist fracture.
Treatment ranges from casting to surgical repair depending on severity and displacement.
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- broken boneCracked skeletal element
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- boneHard skeletal tissue
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- fracture carebone healing, bone break, broken bone, bone graft, bone grafting
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, joint replacement, hip replacement, knee replacement
- bone disordersosteoporosis, rickets, broken bone, bone loss, osteopenia
- fracturesbroken bone, microfracture, broken arm, broken leg, broken hip
- Hand Ailmentstrigger finger, carpal tunnel, jammed finger, broken finger, finger sprain
- musculoskeletal injuriessprains, strains, strain, sprain, dislocations
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Torn ligaments at hand-arm junction
ligament tear · tendon strain · soft tissue injury · wrist strain · muscle strain
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Crack in foot-leg joint
hip fracture · skull fracture · spinal fracture · rib fracture
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