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These fractures are most commonly reported in the distal tibia. With respect to the distal radius, only a few case reports describing transitional fractures exist. Furthermore, relatively little is known about epiphyseal closure of the distal radius. A case series of four transitional fractures of the distal radius is presented by comparing non-operative and operative treatment options. At present, this is the largest case series in the literature dealing with this rare injury.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title><jats:p>We present three cases of four transitional fractures of the distal radius including 1\u2013year follow-up. Patient age ranged from 16 to 18\u00a0years including a gender ratio of two males to one female. Clinical and radiographic assessments took place 6 and 12\u00a0weeks and 1\u00a0year after trauma\/surgery. 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