Distal radius fractures occur when the radius bone in the forearm is broken, often from a fall onto an outstretched hand. This is also called a wrist fracture due to its proximity to the wrist joint. Wrist arthritis causes pain, stiffness, and swelling in the wrist joints and can be diagnosed through examination of swelling, limitations in finger movement, and tendon problems. Initial treatment may involve wearing a wrist splint or resting the wrist and avoiding strenuous activities to relieve pain. For moderate pain, steroid injections may help, while severe, disabling pain may require surgery to remove, fuse, or replace bones in the wrist.

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Thursday, February 5, 2015
Posted by Dr Jeffrey Budoff at 10:20 AM
Labels: distal radius fractures, Wrist arthritis
Location: United States
Wrist Arthritis - Diagnosis & Various Treatments
The bone fracture of the radius in the forearm is called distal
radius fracture. It is often results due to a fall onto an outstretched
hand. It is also known as wrist fracture because of its proximity to
the wrist joint. Pain in your wrist may be a sign that your joints
suffer from arthritis. This inflammatory condition includes
symptoms like stiffness, swelling, and pain in the affected joints.
There are specific types of distal radius fracture namely, Colles’
fracture, Smith’s fracture, Barton’s fracture, Chauffeur’s fracture.
These names are applied to the specific patterns in which the
radius suffers a fracture.
In order to diagnose your wrist arthritis, a doctor will examine if
your wrist is swelling or not. Identifying the area of swelling the doctor can tell which wrist joint are
most affected. From the movement of your fingers, doctors can easily diagnose the condition of the
fracture and pain. Problems in the wrist can further affect the peripheral tendons. Initially, a doctor
may advice you to wear a wrist splint for temporary or long-term arthritis relief. In order to get relief
from pain, you need to avoid manual labour and playing any kind of sport and keep your hand at rest.
If you suffer from a moderate pain then steroid injections can bring you relief. However, if you suffer
from disabling pain despite of medication and exercise, a doctor then recommends surgery as
treatment for wrist arthritis. Wrist acts as a stabilizer for a hand and its efficient functioning and pain
in wrist joints hinders proper functioning of the hand. In such a situation, doctors advice a patient to
undergo a surgery. Surgery is recommended when all other treatments have failed to relieve you from
pain. In a surgical treatment, a surgeon removes bones, fuse bones or replace them.
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