Editing Distal radius fracture (section)

==Epidemiology==
Distal radius fractures are the most common fractures seen in adults and children.<ref name="Handoll et al 2018"/> Distal radius fractures account for 18% of all adult fractures with an approximate rate of 23.6 to 25.8 per 100,000 per year.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nellans |first1=Kate W. |last2=Kowalski |first2=Evan |last3=Chung |first3=Kevin C. |title=The Epidemiology of Distal Radius Fractures |journal=Hand Clinics |date=1 May 2012 |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=113–125 |doi=10.1016/j.hcl.2012.02.001 |pmid=22554654 |pmc=3345129 }}</ref> For children, both boys and girls have a similar incidence of these types of fractures, however the peak ages differ slightly. Girls peak at 11 years old and boys peak at 14 years old (the age that children experience the most fractures).<ref name="Handoll et al 2018"/> For adults, incidences in females outnumber incidences in males by a factor of three to two. In adults, the average age of occurrence is between 57 and 66 years. Men who sustain distal radius fractures are usually younger, generally in their 40s (vs. 60s in females). Low energy injury (usually fall from standing height) is the usual cause of distal end radius fracture (66 to 77% of cases). High energy injuries accounts for 10% of wrist fractures.<ref name="Court-Brown 2015"/> About 57% to 66% of the fractures are extra-articular fractures, 9% to 16% are partial-articular fractures, and 25% to 35% are complete articular fractures. Unstable metaphyseal fractures are ten times more common than severe articular fractures. Older people with osteoporosis who are still active are at an increased risk of getting distal radius fractures.<ref name="Court-Brown 2015"/>