Distal Radius Fractures (Broken Wrist)

Distal Radius fractures are among the most common fractures or breaks of the human skeleton.  Nearly all wrist fractures or broken wrists are distal radius fractures.  Many of these injuries can be treated non operatively in a cast or brace, but usually require 8 weeks of immobilization.  In patients with displaced fractures or breaks that go into the joint (intraarticular fractures), surgery is often recommended and offers a faster rehabilitation potential.  Cast immobilization is often only 3 weeks or less in patients who have surgery.

Dr. Gray received extensive training in surgical treatment of these injuries at Mayo Clinic during his fellowship, including fragment-specific fixation.  While on the faculty at University of Miami, he treated numerous high-energy fractures and worked with Jorge Orbay, MD the surgeon who pioneered both the surgical approach (extended FCR approach) and the implants (volar locking plates) that are currently the standard of care throughout the country.

Dr. Gray lectures extensively on wrist fractures and trains surgeons of all levels on basic and advanced techniques.  He was  the chairman of a recent Instructional Course Lecture at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand meeting in Seattle, WA entitled "Soft Tissue and Complex Bony Complications of Distal Radius Fractures: Identify, Treat, Prevent"