Colles' fracture
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Colles' fracture
C19: named after Abraham Colles (died 1843), Irish surgeon
Example Sentences
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No attempt should be made to elicit crepitus in a suspected case of Colles' fracture as the manipulations are painful, and are liable to increase the displacement.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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 Alexander Miles
It is treated on the same lines as Colles' fracture.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
The treatment is the same as for Colles' fracture.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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 Alexander Miles
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