How to treat distal radius fractures

  In clinical work, there are often many patients (especially elderly patients) who are admitted to the hospital with painful wrist swelling due to a fall and are routinely X-rayed and diagnosed with distal radius fractures. Depending on the fracture, they are often classified as Corey’s fracture, Smith’s fracture and Barton’s fracture.  With this type of injury, most patients may obtain a better result by manual repositioning with plaster or splint fixation. After the injury, it is usually important to take a film to understand the presence of the fracture and not to blindly perform local massage to reduce swelling. For patients with serious fractures and high functional requirements, surgery or internal fixation can be performed for better repositioning.  For patients with external fixation by manipulation, the blood flow and activity of the finger should be observed at all times, and the tightness of the external fixation should be adjusted at the hospital regularly. Gradual functional exercises should be carried out under the guidance of professional staff at the later stage.