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A 72-year-old woman was originally seen by her primary care physician for left wrist pain after a ground level fall. Due to persistent pain and swelling, the patient underwent radiographs. Steven D.

A wrist fracture is a break in a wrist bone. It is often the result of a fall or trauma. The most common cause of this injury is a fall on an outstretched hand. A wrist fracture is a break in one of ...

A 58-year-old, right-hand dominant woman fell in the shower and injured her left wrist. She was seen 3 days later at an outside emergency department (ED) where radiographs were obtained. Her wrist was ...

A broken wrist, or wrist fracture, typically causes immediate swelling, pain, and tenderness. The wrist consists of eight small bones that connect to two long bones in the forearm: the ulna and the ...