Barton's fracture

Barton's fracture
ICD-10	S52.5
ICD-9	813.4-813.5

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Overview

A Barton's fracture is an intra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint.

There exist two types of Barton's fracture - dorsal and palmar, the latter being more common. The Barton's fracture is caused by a fall on an extended and pronated wrist increasing carpal compression force on the dorsal rim. Carpal displacement distinguishes this fracture from a Smith's or a Colles' fracture. Treatment of this fracture is usually done by open reduction and internal fixation with a plate and screws, but occasionally the fracture can be treated conservatively.

Eponym

It is named after John Rea Barton (1794-1871), an Irish surgeon who first described this in 1814.

External links

• http://www.edu.rcsed.ac.uk/photoalbum/ph161.htm
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