Distal Radius Fracture

This is an xray of a distal radius fracture. The arrows indicate the location of the fracture. Note that the color of the bone (the radius) is not uniform, with areas of increased white and increased black. This is, in part, how Dr. Nelson knows where the fracture is.

The small bones of the wrist are seen at the top of the xray, there is no fracture here. The black spaces between the bones are the joints.

For the names of the bones, click here.