What is a Colles’ Fracture? A Colles' fracture -- or distal radius fracture -- is often called a ''broken wrist.'' In France it’s sometimes called a “Pouteau-Colles” fracture.

The three prominent types of distal radius fractures are: Colles’ Fracture. This type of fracture moves the radius bone slightly upward and causes obvious deformity. It is most often caused by ...

Suffering from a Colles fracture? This guide covers everything you need to know—from its meaning to treatment options and ...

A broken wrist is what we often call a Colles fracture. Despite this, it is the radius bone in the forearm that breaks and not the carpal bones of the wrist. The radius is the larger of the two ...

Researchers have also gained a better understanding of the variety of distal radius fractures. “We no longer can accept the term ‘Colles fractures,’ and all of these injuries are quite ...

Colle's fracture is a wrist fracture which occurs within an inch of the wrist joint involving the forearm bone's distal end of the radius ... is named after Abraham Colles, an Irish surgeon ...

“Colles’ wrist fracture occurs when the distal end of the radius bone in your forearm breaks. Radius is the larger of the two bones of the forearm in which the distal part primarily supports ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when ...

Fractures of the distal radius are among the most common of musculoskeletal injuries; they occur at a rate of approximately 2 such injuries per 1000 individuals per year. As with most fractures ...

A Colles’ wrist fracture occurs when the radius bone in your forearm breaks. It’s also known as a distal radius fracture, transverse wrist fracture, or a dinner-fork deformity of the wrist.