Frykman classification
# Frykman classification

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

## 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:

| Radius Fracture | Ulna Fracture | Ulna Fracture |
| - | - | - |
| Radius 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 |
