Synopsis: 35 YO white male fell off his horse playing polo.

The patient underwent a closed reduction in the emergency room and was placed into fiberglass splints, dorsally and volarly (the fiberglass allows a better radiographic examination).

These are the xrays (PA, lateral) obtained after closed reduction.

The reduction allowed a better evaluation of the fracture characteristics.

(3) What would your first option be? If that does not work, what would your fallback option be?

 

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