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Fraturas do punho

Last reviewed: 1 Dec 2025
Last updated: 05 Dec 2025

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • história de trauma ou de osteoporose
  • dor no punho
  • sensibilidade sobre o rádio distal
  • edema
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Other diagnostic factors

  • deformidade
  • sensibilidade na tabaqueira anatômica
  • dormência nos dedos
  • hipoestesia
  • ferida aberta
  • ausência de pulso
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Risk factors

  • trauma
  • osteoporose
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • radiografias simples do punho
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Tests to consider

  • tomografia computadorizada (TC) do punho
  • ressonância nuclear magnética (RNM; sem contraste) do punho
  • absorciometria por dupla emissão de raios X (DEXA)
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Algoritmo de tratamiento

Inicial

fechada

exposta

Agudo

fratura isolada do rádio distal

fratura isolada do escafoide

fraturas concomitantes do rádio distal e do escafoide ou do processo estiloide da ulna

En curso

fratura do punho confirmada

Colaboradores

Autores

Niels W.L. Schep, MD

Trauma, Hand and Wrist Surgeon

Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery

Maasstad Hospital

Rotterdam

Netherlands

Divulgaciones

NS declares that he has no competing interests.

Agradecimientos

Dr Niels W.L. Schep would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Jeffrey N. Lawton, Dr John R. Lien, Dr Gregory D. Byrda, Dr Tamara D. Rozental, and Dr Chaitanya S. Mudgal, previous contributors to this topic.

Divulgaciones

JNL is a consultant for Innomed Inc, has received honoraria from The AO Foundation for teaching courses, and has been sponsored for research by DePuy Synthes. JRL and GDB declare that they have no competing interests. TDR is an author of several references cited in this topic. CSM has been reimbursed by AO North America and Asia Pacific for being a faculty member during educational conferences.

Revisores por pares

Asif Ilyas, MD

Program Director of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Rothman Institute

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

PA

Divulgaciones

AI declares that he has no competing interests.

Isam Atroshi, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedics

Lund University

Chief

Hand Surgery Section

Department of Orthopaedics

Hässleholm and Kristianstad Hospitals

Sweden

Divulgaciones

Not disclosed.

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Artículos principales

Torabi M, Lenchik L, Beaman FD, et al; Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR appropriateness criteria: acute hand and wrist trauma. J Am Coll Radiol. 2019 May;16(5s):S7-17.Texto completo  Resumen

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Management of distal radius fractures: evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Dec 2020 [internet publication].Texto completo

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Prevention of surgical site infections after major extremity trauma: evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Mar 2022 [internet publication].Texto completo

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