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Wrist Injury After Fall

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Susan is a 55-year-old female presenting with right wrist pain and deformity after falling on outstretched hand. About an hour ago I was walking out to my car and slipped on a patch of ice. I instinctively put my right hand out to catch myself and landed with my full weight on my palm with the wrist bent back. I felt an immediate sharp pain and heard a kind of crunch. Your task is to take a focused history from this patient.