Silver fork deformity of the wrist

Introduction Wrist silver fork deformity refers to the distal end of the fracture along with the hand displaced to the dorsal side, with a depression on the proximal side. One of the typical signs of Cole fracture.

Cause

Causes of wrist silver fork deformity:

(1) Causes of the disease

Mostly caused by indirect violence.

(two) pathogenesis

Most of them fall flat, the palms of the hands and the wrists are in the extension of the back and the inner rotation of the forearms, so that the violence is concentrated on the cancellous bone of the distal radius and causes fracture. In this state, the distal end of the fracture must have a displacement to the dorsal and temporal sides. At this time, the ulnar styloid process may be accompanied by a fracture, and the triangular fibrocartilage disc may also tear.

an examination

Related inspection

Bone and joint MRI joint examination

Diagnosis of the wrist silver fork deformity: the distal end of the fracture is displaced to the dorsal side with the hand, and there is a depression on the proximal side.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of wrist silver fork deformity: The typical signs of Corio fracture are as follows.

1. The distal end of the silver forked deformity fracture is displaced to the dorsal side with the hand, and there is a depression on the proximal side.

2. The distal end of the spur-like deformity fracture is displaced to the temporal side with the hand, and the axis of the middle finger is not in the same plane as the axis of the tibia.

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