Ice, elevation and rest - and check with your doctor. Of the back of the wrist due to the bone healing in a tipped back position. ThisĬan be the result of cartilage injury at the time of the break, or wearĪnd tear from changes in the joint alignment after the bone is healed.Ĭarpal tunnel syndrome, causing numbness and tingling in the fingertips may also develop when a wrist fracture narrows the path for the nerve and tendons in front of the bone.Ī common development after a Colles fracture is a change in the contour Wrist arthritis may occur following a distal radius fracture. Sleeve, and the bone can shorten like a collapsible drinking cup. Of the forearm muscles can pull the larger end over the smaller like a If the pieces don't lock back together like a jigsaw puzzle, the pull To the hand is usually wider than the piece right next to it. There is a natural weak spot in the radius where it widens.īecause of the flare in the shape of the bone, the broken piece next Wrist can be broken from a sudden force pushing the hand backwards.Ī strong force pushing the hand into the forearm can also cause a Collesįracture, which often involves a break of the radius bone near its end.
Wrist fractures occur most often in a fall or in a motor vehicle accident,īut any sufficiently strong force on the hand can break the wrist.
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