Frykman classification explained

Frykman classification is a system of categorizing Colles' fractures. In the Frykman classification system there are four types of fractures.^[1]

Classification

Though the Frykman classification system has traditionally been used, there is little value in its use because it does not help direct treatment. The classification is as follows:^[2]

Radius Fracture	Ulna Fracture
	Absent	Present
Extra articular	I	II
Intra-articular involving radiocarpal joint	III	IV
Intra articular involving distal radio-ulnar joint	V	VI
Intra articular involving both radiocarpal & distal radioulnar joints	VII	VIII

See also

• Gartland & Werley classification
• Lidström classification
• Nissen-Lie classification
• Older's classification

Notes and References

1. Frykman . G. . 1967 . Fracture of the distal radius including sequelae--shoulder-hand-finger syndrome, disturbance in the distal radio-ulnar joint and impairment of nerve function. A clinical and experimental study . Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica . Suppl 108:3+ . 10.3109/ort.1967.38.suppl-108.01 . 0001-6470 . 4175195.
2. Web site: Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics . Wheeless . Clifford . Duke Orthopaedics . 20 November 2019 .