Frykman classification
Trauma and orthopaedics
Also known as: Frykman-Klassifikation (distale Radiusfraktur) · Frykman sınıflaması (distal radius kırığı) · Frykman classification (distal radius fractures)
What it is for
Eight types of distal radius fracture by joint involvement (radiocarpal and distal radioulnar joint); each even type is the preceding odd type plus a fracture of the ulnar styloid.
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Type I / II | extra-articular (transverse metaphyseal) fracture; II = with ulnar styloid fracture. |
| Type III / IV | fracture into the radiocarpal joint; IV = with ulnar styloid fracture. |
| Type V / VI | fracture into the distal radioulnar joint; VI = with ulnar styloid fracture. |
| Type VII / VIII | fracture into both the radiocarpal and the distal radioulnar joint (usually comminuted); VIII = with ulnar styloid fracture. |
Source
Fracture of the distal radius including sequelae--shoulder-hand-finger syndrome, disturbance in the distal radio-ulnar joint and impairment of nerve function. A clinical and experimental study
Acta Orthop Scand 1967;Suppl 108:3+ (Frykman G)
DOI: 10.3109/ort.1967.38.suppl-108.01
PMID: 4175195
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