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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rohan A. Bhimani, M.B.B.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.[2]

Overview

The most common cause of distal radius fracture is fall on an outstretched hand.

The most common cause of distal radius fracture is fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH).^[1]^[2]^[3]

There are no life-threatening causes of distal radius fracture, however complications resulting from distal radius fracture is common.

Common causes of distal radius fracture may include:

Less common causes of distal radius fracture include conditions that predisposes to fracture:

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	Osteoporosis and osteopenia.
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	Osteoporosis and osteopenia.
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	Fall on an outstretched hand.
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order:

↑ Azar, Frederick (2017). Campbell's operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ISBN 9780323433808.
↑ Meena S, Sharma P, Sambharia AK, Dawar A (2014). "Fractures of distal radius: an overview". J Family Med Prim Care. 3 (4): 325–32. doi:10.4103/2249-4863.148101. PMC 4311337. PMID 25657938.
↑ Nellans KW, Kowalski E, Chung KC (2012). "The epidemiology of distal radius fractures". Hand Clin. 28 (2): 113–25. doi:10.1016/j.hcl.2012.02.001. PMC 3345129. PMID 22554654.