A 76-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department with a history of fall on the ice. She remembers slipping over and stretching out her right hand in order to ‘save her fall’. She describes significant pain around her right wrist. Medical history: She had a heart attack in her 60s. She also has a history of essential hypertension and she had a hysterectomy for menorrhagia when she was 40 years old Medication history: She takes atenolol, Ramipril, simvastatin and aspirin. Physical examination : Her vital observations are stable.
She has an obvious deformity of her right wrist. There is already bruising evident. There is no distal neurovascular deficit. What is the most likely diagnosis? *This case is from Docplexus editorial team for educative purpose only Source: 100 cases in general surgery The answer is posted in the comments section. Click here
