Background: Up to 30% of patients suffer from long-term functional restrictions following conservative treatment of distal radius fractures. Whether duration of cast immobilisation influences ...

A Colles fracture, also known as a distal radial fracture ... After reduction, the wrist is immobilized with a cast or brace to keep the bones in the correct position. You may also be required ...

Results—Twenty nine fractures of the distal radius were identified in young goalkeepers (age range 6–15 years) as a direct result of saving the ball. Most were managed simply in a plaster cast. Three ...