Clinical imaging · UKMLA & AKT

Distal radius fractures

A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise distal radius fractures — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.

Key high-yield points

  • Most common fracture in adults in the UK - bimodal distribution (older osteoporotic women via low-energy fall; younger adults via high-energy trauma)
  • Mechanism: FOOSH (fall onto outstretched hand) - wrist position at impact determines fracture pattern

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Related UKMLA topics

Clavicle fracturesProximal humerus fracturesHumeral shaft fracturesSupracondylar fractures of the humerusElbow fractures and dislocationsForearm fractures (radius and ulna)