Fractures Associated With The Forearm Flashcards
Colles fracture
Fracture of the lower end of radius with a posterior displacement distal fragments
Smith’s fracture
Fracture at the lower of the radius with an anterior dislocation of distal fragments
Scaphoid fracture
A fracture across the waist of the scaphoid
Chauffeurs fracture
Fracture of the styloid process of the radius
Geleazzi fracture
Fracture of radius with a dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint
Monteggia s fracture
Fracture of the upper end of the ulnar and a dislocation of the proximal radioulnar joint
Barton fracture
Fracture of the intra articular surface of the dorsal margin of the distal radius and there’s a dislocation of the radiocarpal joint
Reverse Barton fracture
Intra articular fracture of the volar aspect of the articular surface
Essex-Lopresti fracture-dislocation
Comminuted fracture of the radius head with distal radioulnar dislocation