enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Distal radius fracture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distal_radius_fracture

    A distal radius fracture, also known as wrist fracture, is a break of the part of the radius bone which is close to the wrist. [1] Symptoms include pain, bruising, and rapid-onset swelling. [1] The ulna bone may also be broken. [1] In younger people, these fractures typically occur during sports or a motor vehicle collision. [2]

  3. Scaphoid fracture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphoid_fracture

    A scaphoid fracture is a break of the scaphoid bone in the wrist. [1] Symptoms generally includes pain at the base of the thumb which is worse with use of the hand. [2] The anatomic snuffbox is generally tender and swelling may occur. [2]

  4. Ulna fracture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulna_fracture

    An ulna fracture is a break in the ulna bone, one of the two bones in the forearm. [2] It is often associated with a fracture of the other forearm bone, the radius. [1] [3]An ulna fracture can be a single break as in a so called nightstick fracture, which can be caused by someone being hit on the inside of the forearm often by a stick, notably when they are holding their arm up to protect ...

  5. Wrist fracture after fall may need surgery to align bones and ...

    www.aol.com/news/wrist-fracture-fall-may-surgery...

    Fractures of the wrist from a fall usually involve the bone called the radius. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...

  6. Colles' fracture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colles'_fracture

    Recovery time depends on the degree of bone displacement, the number of bone fragments, whether or not the break is "intra-articular" (involves the wrist joint), as well as the person's age, gender, and medical history, and may range from two months to a year or more for complete recovery. [2]

  7. Wrist osteoarthritis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrist_osteoarthritis

    SLAC and SNAC are two patterns of wrist osteoarthritis, following predictable patterns depending on the type of underlying injury. SLAC is caused by scapholunate ligament rupture, and SNAC is caused by a scaphoid fracture which does not heal non-union. SLAC is more common than SNAC; 55% of the patients with wrist osteoarthritis have a SLAC ...

  8. Nonunion - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonunion

    Nonunion is permanent failure of healing following a broken bone unless intervention (such as surgery) is performed. A fracture with nonunion generally forms a structural resemblance to a fibrous joint, and is therefore often called a "false joint" or pseudoarthrosis (from Greek pseudo-, meaning false, and arthrosis, meaning joint).

  9. Thunder announce Ousmane Dieng suffered wrist fracture ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/thunder-announce-ousmane-dieng...

    The Oklahoma City Thunder announced on Friday that rookie forward Ousmane Dieng suffered a slight chip fracture on his wrist and will miss the remainder of Summer League but is expected to make a ...