Bone
Radius
Lateral forearm bone
High-yield
Distal radius (Colles) fracture is common after a fall on an outstretched hand → 'dinner-fork' deformity.
Overview
The lateral bone of the forearm that rotates around the ulna in pronation/supination and forms the major articulation with the wrist.
Reference facts
- Bone type
Long
- Key landmarks
Head; Neck; Radial tuberosity; Styloid process; Ulnar notch; Dorsal (Lister's) tubercle
- Articulations
Humerus (capitulum); Ulna (proximal and distal radioulnar joints); Scaphoid and lunate (wrist joint)