While out on her daily walk with her dog, Nancy caught a quick glimpse of a squirrel. Her dog noticed it too and took off to chase it. Down went Nancy, with her arm outstretched. The impact fractured the distal radius—one of the two long bones in the forearm close to the wrist.
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