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Identify the bone numbered in the X-ray below that most commonly fracture when a person falls on outstretched hands?
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A distal radius fracture, also known as a wrist fracture, is a break of the part of the radius bone which is close to the wrist.
Symptoms include pain, bruising, and swelling of rapid onset
The wrist may be deformed.
In younger people, these fractures typically occur during sports or a motor vehicle collision. In older people, the most common cause is falling on an outstretched hand.
Specific types include Colles, Smith, Barton, and Hutchinson fractures
