By this time, my wrist was swollen and throbbing and the doctor at the hospital explained it was a multi-fragmentary radius fracture - a ... a plastic moulded splint which supports my wrist ...

The bottom of the humerus joins with the top of the radius and ulna ... to the surrounding tissues. Fractures that don't require surgery are usually treated with a splint, sling, or cast.

3 Associated improper splinting in the treatment of this ... of the right forearm in combat in Korea. There was a fracture of the right radius, and division of the median, ulnar and radial nerves.

For immediate treatment of most arm fractures, a removable splint or full cast may be necessary to immobilize ... Considerations in the treatment of osteoporotic distal radius fractures in elderly ...

The workshops included surgeon-led instruction and practice setting fractures, implanting stabilization rods in bones, splinting, casting, and more. Some of the instructors are from ...

splinting of the hand in a functional position. Fasciotomy. The appropriate approaches for decompression of upper extremity compartments are listed in Table 4. To assess the need for additional ...

A forearm fracture occurs when there is a fracture of one or both of the bones of the forearm. The two bones of the forearm are the radius and the ulna. Both bones are important for proper motion of ...

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Correspondence to: MrK M Porter Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, Selly Oak Hospital,Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6JD, UK; keith.porteruhb.nhs.uk Lower limb fractures are common ...