The periosteum is usually torn and stripped from the palmar aspect of the fragments, while it remains intact on the dorsum.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
The natural hollow on the palmar aspect of the radius is filled up by the projection of the proximal fragment.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
We have frequently observed the fracture extend for a considerable distance along the palmar aspect of the shaft.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson