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Fractures of the Forearm and the Wrist

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The radius and the ulna are the two bones of the forearm. They are connected by the proximal radioulnar joint and the distal radioulnar joint. Because of their anatomy, fractures generally occur in two different points, together with soft-tissue damage. The proximal radioulnar joint is composed of the elbow capsule and the annular ligament. The distal radioulnar joint includes the capsule of the wrist, the volar and dorsal ligaments, and the triangular fibrocartilage.

Fractures of the forearm may present different features depending on the dynamics of trauma (direct or indirect), the site of injury (near or far from tendon insertions or interosseous junctions), and the biological quality of the affected bone.

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  1. Ospedale Sant’Antonio Abate, Tolmezzo, Udine, Italy

    Enrico Cautero

  2. Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy

    Alessandro Mazzola

  3. Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy

    Alessandro Mazzola

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    Umile Giuseppe Longo

  2. Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy

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Cautero, E., Mazzola, A. (2023). Fractures of the Forearm and the Wrist. In: Longo, U.G., Denaro, V. (eds) Textbook of Musculoskeletal Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20987-1_74

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