Medically reviewed by Mohamad Hassan, PT Key Takeaways A Colles fracture happens when you fall onto an outstretched hand, ...

Management of Colle’s fracture depends on the degree of its severity. A simple cast or a protective splint may be sufficient to support the fracture if there is no displacement of the bone or if the ...

Have you ever experienced a broken wrist following a fall on an outstretched arm giving rise to a swollen wrist which is so painful? This type of a fracture is called a Colles’ fracture, named after ...

The Colles Fracture, named after Sir Abraham Colles, who first described the injury in 1814, is a fracture of the distal radius (the long bone of the forearm on the thumb side) and is the most common ...

What is Distal Radius Fracture? The larger of the two bones of the forearm is known as radius. The end of the arm towards the wrist is called the distal end. When the area of the radius near the wrist ...

December 9, 2009 — Primary care evaluation and management of forearm fracture in adults, which is a common injury in this age group, is presented in a review published in the December issue of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed patients with dorsally displaced distal radius fractures who underwent surgical ...