What is broken wrist?

A broken wrist is the most frequently broken bone in the arm. The wrist is the area between the base of the hand and the forearm.

How do members experience broken wrist?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with broken wrist*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for broken wrist*

Who has broken wrist on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 17
40s 24
50s 31
60s 52
70+ 29

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 40
Female 111