Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics. Links to a complete list of fractures.
Acetabular Fracture Ankle Fractures Barton's Fracture: ...

The wrist is the most commonly injured region of the upper extremity. Fractures of the distal radius and ulna account for three fourths of wrist injuries. The carpal bones themselves are injured much less frequently but account for up to 10% of injuries to the structures of the hand. Not...

The carpus, or wrist, is a complex joint that provides abduction and adduction in the frontal plane of the upper extremity, extension and flexion for hand movements, and supination and pronation in the coronal plane.
Synonyms and related keywords: wrist bone injuries, wrist injuries, wrist sprain, broken wrist, sprained wrist, wrist...

OTA 2002 - Session 10 Session X - Upper Extremity Sun., 10/13/02 Upper Extremity, Paper #66, 10:35 AM The Aberdeen Colles-Fracture Brace: An Alternative Treatment for Colles Fracture: A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Study Nezar S. Tumia, FRCS 1 ; Douglas Wardlaw, FRCS 1 ; Jeffrey P. Hallett, FRCS 2 ; Robert...

Update of Dr Nelson's eMedicine article
Synonyms
Colles' fracture, Pouteau's fracture, Smith fracture, volar Barton's fracture, chauffeur's fracture, broken wrist.
Distal radius fractures (DRFs) in the time of Hippocrates and Galen were thought to be wrist dislocations. Pouteau first varied from this tradition when he described a variety of forearm fractures in the...

A prospective study was made over a three-year period of 900 consecutive unilateral Colles' fractures. The radiographic features at the time of fracture, after reduction and one week later were measured and correlated with grip strength and range of movement at three years. The most significant radiographic feature to influence...

fracture was described by Abraham Colles in 1814, originally described as low energy extra articular fracture of distal radius occuring in elderly individuals;
- fracture is typically dorsally displaced and angulated;
- mechanism:
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- extra - articular palmarly displaced distal radius fracture;
- volar angulation of fracture is referred to as "Garden Spade" deformity (reversed Colles Fracture);
- hand & wrist are...

characterized by fracture of volar margin of the carpal surface of the radius which is associated w/ subluxation of radiocarpal joint;
- similar to Smith's type III;
- comminuted fracture of distal radius may involve either...

* radial fracture in distal 2 cm
* +/- ulnar styloid fracture
* dorsal displacement of distal fragment
* "silver-fork" deformity
* most common fracture in this region
* mechanism: fall...

A sugar-tong forearm splint is primarily used for the following fractures:
* Distal ulna fracture
* Distal radius fracture (eg, Smith fracture, Colles fracture)
Rick Kulkarni, MD Updated: May 15, 2009

Conclusions: The two methods of fracture reduction did not differ with regard to the eventual position of the fracture or the rate of failure. Although closed reduction was successful for the majority of fractures, most redisplaced substantially during the period of cast immobilization.
CLOSED REDUCTION OF COLLES FRACTURES: COMPARISON OF MANUAL MANIPULATION AND FINGER-TRAP...

The indication to perform closed reduction could be a definitive treatment for an uncomplicated Colles wrist fracture. Closed reduction may be applied to more complicated fractures followed by a post-reduction re-assessment of the fracture configuration to decide if the fracture needs further treatment. Expert

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Searching the Internet or the Literature for an orthopaedic subject is made more difficult by the large number of synonyms acronyms and eponyms which are employed. Distal radius fracture may be the preferred term for the subject but there is a profusion of terms that might be employed - even...

Searching the Internet or the Literature for an orthopaedic subject is made more difficult by the large number of synonyms acronyms and eponyms which are employed. Distal radius fracture may be the preferred term for the subject but there is a profusion of terms that might be employed - even...

- extra-articular palmarly displaced distal radius frx;
- volar angulation of frx is referred to as "Garden Spade" deformity (reversed Colles Fracture);
- hand & wrist are displaced forward or volarly w/ respect to forearm;
- frx may be extra articular, intra articular, or be part of frx dislocation of wrist