A person with a wrist contusion has a bruise overlying the wrist joint. A bruise is a collection of blood beneath the skin, caused by blood vessels that have broken at the time of an injury.

A contusion may be caused by a blow to the wrist, a sprain, or a fracture.

Additional wrist injuries include:

• Wrist sprain
• Wrist fracture
• Wrist dislocation
• Wrist tendinitis