Dr. Mohler's report for expedited authorization of my CT scan says I have "comminuted fractures of the distal radius and ulna."
Comminuted is a fancy medical term that simply put means fractures that shatter the bone into a lot of small pieces.
He also states that "both fractures are articular", articular means joint, and my "radius is moderately shortened and angulated-about 10 degrees dorsal angulation.
There is considerable dorsal radial metaphyseal comminution" which means the under side of my radius between the end and the middle of the bone, the wrist, is shattered into
a lot of small pieces...
but, "the radiocarpal articulation appears anatomically aligned."
radiocarpal articulation = wrist joint.
So, both arm bones are shattered into a lot of little pieces, near the wrist/hand joint end of both bones, the largest bone being "considerably" shattered at the wrist as well.
