PPJJournal of Perioperative Practice1750-45892515-7949SAGE PublicationsSage UK: London, England10.1177/175045892094946310.1177_1750458920949463ReviewPerioperative management of distal radius fractureshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1610-7956LimJiang An12https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8140-3965LohBryan LC12SylvestorGeorge1KhanWasim1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Addenbrookes Major Trauma Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UKSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKJiang An Lim, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SP, UK. Email: jal219@cam.ac.uk89202031101750458920949463© The Author(s) 20202020Association for Perioperative Practicehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).

Fractures of the distal radius are the most common upper limb fracture and account for over a sixth of all fractures seen in emergency departments. Although most of these fractures are managed non-operatively, a significant number of complex injuries undergo operative management. This educational review of up to date guidelines discusses the perioperative management of distal radius fractures and provides readers with continuing professional development activities.

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