Wrist fractures are common. They can occur in older women with osteoporosis and low-impact injury. Or young men with high-impact injuries. And they can cause complications from malunion to joint stiffness to complex regional pain syndrome. So it is important that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right. To find out more about this problem and what we can do about it, listen to this podcast with Michael Barrett, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and BMJ Best Practice author on wrist fracture. For more on wrist fractures, visit the BMJ Best Practice topic. Competing interests: MB is a director of Orthohub.xyz, an online education platform for orthopaedic surgeons. Orthohub.xyz receives sponsorship from the healthcare industry.