Clinical imaging · UKMLA & AKT
Distal radius fractures
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- 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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