Colles' fracture

British  

/ ˈkɒlɪs /

noun

1. a fracture of the radius just above the wrist, with backward and outward displacement of the hand

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Etymology

Origin of Colles' fracture

C19: named after Abraham Colles (died 1843), Irish surgeon

Example Sentences

The treatment is carried out on the same lines as in Colles' fracture.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

The various special splints recommended for the treatment of Colles' fracture, such as Carr's, Gordon's, the “pistol splint,” and many others, are all designed to correct the deformity as well as to control the fragments.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

In fractures of the lower third of the shaft, the hand may be flexed toward the radial side, and the styloid lies at a higher level, as in a Colles' fracture.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

In a sprain the normal relations of the styloid processes and other bony points about the wrist are unaltered, and there is no radial deviation of the hand, as in Colles' fracture.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

The treatment is the same as for Colles' fracture.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander