Fractures & Trauma · NEET PG Preparation Orthopaedics
A 70-year-old osteoporotic female trips and falls on her outstretched hand. She presents with a painful, deformed right wrist. Examination reveals a…
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A 70-year-old osteoporotic female trips and falls on her outstretched hand. She presents with a painful, deformed right wrist. Examination reveals a 'dinner-fork' deformity. Radiographs show a extra-articular distal radius fracture with dorsal displacement and dorsal tilt. What is the eponym for this fracture?
- A.Smith fracture
- B.Colles fractureCorrect answer
- C.Barton fracture
- D.Galeazzi fracture
Solution
A Colles fracture is the most common fracture of the distal radius, characterized by extra-articular transverse fracture with dorsal displacement, dorsal tilt, and radial tilt, typically caused by a fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH).
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