Radius Fracture: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Congenital malformations, deformities, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

  • Norm variants/deformities

Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

  • Osteoarthritis of the wrist

Injuries, poisonings and other consequences of external causes (S00-T98).

  • Pathologic fracturebone fracture that occurs without force in a diseased bone.
  • Bruise
  • Scaphoid fracture (scaphoid fracture)
  • Distorsion (twisting)
  • Luxation (dislocation) in the carpal region
  • Tendovaginosis – disease of the tendons and tendon sheaths.
  • Forearm fracture (forearm fracture), unspecified.

Other notes

  • Uncomplicated fractures of the os scaphoideus healed as well in a randomized trial after immobilization with plaster or plastic dressing as after osteosynthesis. The latter was associated with increased complications.