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A Smith's fracture, is a fracture of the distal radius. [1] Although it can also be caused by a direct blow to the dorsal forearm [2] or by a fall with the wrist flexed, the most common mechanism of injury for Smith's fracture occurs in a palmar fall with the wrist joint slightly dorsiflexed. [3]
Jun 23, 2023 · Smith fractures, also known as Goyrand fractures in the French literature 3, are fractures of the distal radius with associated volar angulation of the distal fracture fragment (s). Classically, these fractures are extra-articular transverse fractures and can be thought of as a reverse Colles fracture.
Jan 19, 2022 · A Smith’s fracture, or reverse Colles’ fracture, is a volar, or forward, displacement fracture of the distal (i.e., away from the body, towards the fingers) end of the radius (i.e., one of the two forearm bones, located on the lateral, or thumb side, of the forearm).
Smith's Fracture is a fracture of the distal end of the radius caused by a fall on the back of the hand (flexed), resulting in a volar displacement of the fractured fragment. It is also known as a reverse Colles fracture.
Feb 26, 2022 · Overview. X-ray of a Smith fracture of the wrist. What is a Smith fracture? A Smith fracture is a specific type of broken wrist. It’s caused by falling or experiencing another trauma while your wrist is bent or flexed. There are lots of different bone fractures, and it’s easy for the different names to sound confusing.
A Smith fracture is a named vertebral fracture occurring most commonly in the lumbar spine. It is similar to that of a Chance fracture and is associated with seat belt injuries.
Jan 11, 2024 · Identify the characteristic features of a Smith fracture, recognizing volar displacement or angulation of the distal radius, and distinguish it from other wrist fractures such as Colles fractures.
Dec 6, 2023 · The Smith’s fracture is a specific type of injury to the forearm bone (the radius) near the wrist joint. In this injury, there is displacement of the bone such that the wrist joint rests in front of its normal anatomic position.
Oct 15, 2021 · This article will name and focus on the three most common eponymous distal radius fracture types, the Colles’ fracture, the Smith’s fracture, and the Barton’s fracture. The Colles’ fractures are the most common type of wrist fracture, accounting for 90% of all distal radius fractures.
Smith's fracture of the distal radius, sometimes referred to as the reverse Colles’ fracture, is an uncommon and usually unstable fracture in which the distal radial fragment is displaced volarly and proximally (the so-called garden spade deformity). The cause of injury is usually a direct blow to the dorsum of the wrist.
