Colles' fracture

English

Alternative forms

• Colles fracture

Etymology

Named after Irish surgeon Abraham Colles (1773–1843), who first described it in 1814.

Noun

Colles' fracture (plural Colles' fractures)

1. (medicine) A distal fracture of the radius causing a dorsal displacement of the distal fragment, typically occurring as a result of a fall on an outstretched hand.

Further reading

• Colles' fracture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia