Early

Possible early complications include:

• swelling and pain of the fingers:
  • from an overly tight plaster
  • easily corrected by re-plastering
    
    
• median nerve damage:
  • rare, due to carpal tunnel compression
  • may require decompression
    
    
• Sudek's atrophy:
  • usually restricted to the fingers but may involve the shoulders
  • exercise of the limb helps to prevent it

Reference

1. Meena S, Sharma P, Sambharia AK, et al; Fractures of distal radius: an overview. J Family Med Prim Care. 2014 Oct-Dec;3(4):325-32.