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 either a cast or brace to keep the bones in the correct position while healing.

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 ...