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Beware of the Ulno-Palmar Distal Radial Fragment

From the Department of Orthopaedics, Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece

Correspondence: Dr E Apergis, Evagelistrias 13, Ag. Paraskevi 15342, Athens, Greece. E-mail: apergis{at}ath.forthnet.gr

Five patients sustained isolated fractures of the ulnopalmar rim of the distal radius. In three cases the fragment was small and was classed as an avulsion fracture of the short radiolunate ligament. Palmar wrist subluxation occurred in all cases, four during treatment in a cast or splint. The ulnopalmar rim of the distal radius contributes to the stability of the radiocarpal joint and fractures in this region merit particular attention.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 27, No. 2, 139-145 (2002)
DOI: 10.1054/JHSB.2001.0712


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