Distal radius fracture causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rohan A. Bhimani, M.B.B.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.[2]
Causes
Causes
The most common cause of distal radius fracture is fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH).[1][2][3]
Life-threatening Causes
- There are no life-threatening causes of distal radius fracture, however complications resulting from distal radius fracture is common.
Common Causes
Common causes of distal radius fracture may include:
- Trauma (Fall on an outstretched hand)
Less Common Causes
Less common causes of distal radius fracture include conditions that predisposes to fracture:
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | Osteoporosis and osteopenia. |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | Osteoporosis and osteopenia. |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | Fall on an outstretched hand. |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order:
References
References
- ↑ Azar, Frederick (2017). Campbell’s operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ISBN 9780323433808.
- ↑ Meena S, Sharma P, Sambharia AK, Dawar A (2014). “Fractures of distal radius: an overview”. J Family Med Prim Care. 3 (4): 325–32. doi:10.4103/2249-4863.148101. PMC 4311337. PMID 25657938.
- ↑ Nellans KW, Kowalski E, Chung KC (2012). “The epidemiology of distal radius fractures”. Hand Clin. 28 (2): 113–25. doi:10.1016/j.hcl.2012.02.001. PMC 3345129. PMID 22554654.
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