Fracture types

Question 1

Fracture plus dislocation of the metacarpal bone at the base of the thumb.

Answer 1

Bennet’s fracture

Question 2

Mechanism of injury for Bennet’s fracture

Answer 2

Usually from forced abduction of thumb – common football injury
Punching

Question 3

Extra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dorsal angulation and dorsal displacement, within 2cm of the articular surface.

Answer 3

Colle’s fracture

Question 4

Extra-articular fracture of the distal radius with volar angulation and with or without volar displacement

Answer 4

Smith’s fracture

Question 5

This is an intra-articular fracture of the distal radius with associated dislocation of the radio-carpal joint.

Answer 5

Barton’s fracture

Question 6

Fracture of middle or distal third of radius and dislocation of distal radio-ulnar joint.

Answer 6

Galeazzi fracture

Question 7

Bennet’s fracture

Answer 7

Fracture plus dislocation of the metacarpal bone at the base of the thumb.

Question 8

Colle’s fracture

Answer 8

Extra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dorsal angulation and dorsal displacement, within 2cm of the articular surface.

Question 9

Smith’s fracture

Answer 9

Extra-articular fracture of the distal radius with volar angulation and with or without volar displacement

Question 10

Barton’s fracture

Answer 10

This is an intra-articular fracture of the distal radius with associated dislocation of the radio-carpal joint.

Question 11

Galeazzi fracture

Answer 11

Fracture of middle or distal third of radius and dislocation of distal radio-ulnar joint.

Question 12

Le fort fractures

Answer 12