What is Wrist fracture?

What is Wrist fracture?

A break or crack in one or more bones in the wrist. The wrist is the joint between the forearm and the hands. There are ...more »

• Wrist fracture: A condition that is characterised by the fracture of one of the bones that comprise the wrist.

Wrist fracture: Introduction

Types of Wrist fracture:

Types of Wrist fracture:

• Colles' fracture - a common fracture of the forearm near the wrist.
• Scaphoid fracture - a fracture of a small wrist bone (scaphoid).
• more types...»

How many people get Wrist fracture?

Incidence (annual) of Wrist fracture: at least 250,000 wrist fractures (the number caused by osteoporosis annually in the USA)
Incidence Rate of Wrist fracture: approx 1 in 1,088 or 0.09% or 250,000 people in USA [about data]

What causes Wrist fracture?

Causes of Wrist fracture: see causes of Wrist fracture

What are the symptoms of Wrist fracture?

Symptoms of Wrist fracture: see symptoms of Wrist fracture

Can anyone else get Wrist fracture?

More information: see contagiousness of Wrist fracture
Inheritance: see inheritance of Wrist fracture

Wrist fracture: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Wrist fracture.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Wrist fracture.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Wrist fracture: Orthopedic Surgeon, Emergency Medicine Physician ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Wrist fracture.
Treatments for Wrist fracture: see treatments for Wrist fracture
Research for Wrist fracture: see research for Wrist fracture

Society issues for Wrist fracture

Hospitalization statistics for Wrist fracture: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Wrist fracture:

• 0.161% (20,491) of hospital consultant episodes were for fracture at wrist and hand level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 96% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture at wrist and hand level required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 75% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture at wrist and hand level were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 25% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture at wrist and hand level were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 80% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture at wrist and hand level required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for fracture at wrist and hand level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for fracture at wrist and hand level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Wrist fracture:

Organs and body systems related to Wrist fracture include:

• Wrist

Name of Wrist fracture

Main name of condition: Wrist fracture

Wrist fracture: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Wrist fracture:

• Colle's fracture
• Scaphoid fracture
• Malunion
• Non-union
• Avascular necrosis
• Smith's fracture
• Bennett's fracture

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