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A Colles' fracture is a type of fracture of the distal forearm in which the broken end of the radius is bent backwards. [2] Symptoms may include pain, swelling , deformity, and bruising . [ 2 ] Complications may include damage to the median nerve .
A Smith's fracture, is a fracture of the distal radius. [1] Although it can also be caused by a direct blow to the dorsal forearm [2] or by a fall with the wrist flexed, the most common mechanism of injury for Smith's fracture occurs in a palmar fall with the wrist joint slightly dorsiflexed. [3] Smith's fractures are less common than Colles ...
Distal radius fracture; Other names: Broken wrist [1] A Colles fracture as seen on X-ray: It is a type of distal radius fracture. Specialty: Orthopedics, emergency medicine: Symptoms: Pain, bruising, and swelling of the wrist [1] Usual onset: Sudden [1] Types: Colles' fracture, Smith's fracture, Barton's fracture, Hutchinson fracture [2] Causes ...
At one extreme, a stable undisplaced extra-articular fracture has an excellent prognosis. On the other hand, an unstable, displaced intra-articular fracture is difficult to treat and has a poor prognosis without operative intervention. [citation needed] Eponyms such as Colles', Smith's, and Barton's fractures are discouraged. [by whom?]
Colles' fracture: Abraham Colles: distal radius fracture with dorsal angulation, impaction and radial drift: fall on outstretched hand: Colles' fracture at Who Named It? Duverney fracture: Joseph Guichard Duverney: isolated fracture of the iliac wing: direct trauma "Duverney fracture". Medcyclopaedia. GE. Essex-Lopresti fracture: Peter Essex ...
Robert William Smith MD FRCSI MRIA (12 October 1807 in Dublin – 28 October 1873) was an Irish surgeon and pathologist who described Smith's fracture in his 1847 book, [1] the first important book on fractures by an Irish author.
Nissen-Lie classification is a system of categorizing Colles' fractures. In the Nissen-Lie classification system there are seven types of fractures. The classification system was first published in 1939.
Frykman classification is a system of categorizing Colles' fractures. In the Frykman classification system there are four types of fractures. [1] Classification