Distal Radius Fracture – Pain And Arthritis

So, if you fracture your radius, that is, this bone over here, you probably have questions such as was the treatment appropriate?

Now, if we look at this region from the Palmer view and remove the skin and the underlying tissue, you might notice that there are many structures here.

This, which you can see here, is the transverse carpal ligament.

Underneath that ligament, there is the median nerve and many tendons around it coming from important muscles of the forearm.

A little bit more medially, we can see here the ulnar artery, providing the important blood supply for the wrist and the hand.

Right next to it is the ulnar nerve, and so because of all of these structures, so densely packed in this region, the patient might experience pain, arthritis…