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Pain Medication For Fractured Wrist
Colles' fracture is a break across the end of the main bone of the forearm (the radius). A Colles' fracture causes the wrist to become extended and shortened.
Alternative Names
Transverse wrist fracture; Dinner-fork deformity of the wrist
Considerations
Wrist
- Children's bones are soft and tend to get buckle (torus) fractures. These are incomplete fractures on one side of the bone.
- Because bones become brittle with age, a complete fracture...
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Colles' Wrist Fracture: Symptoms
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Transverse wrist fracture; Dinner-fork deformity of the wristSymptomsChange in the shape or angle of the forearm just above the wristInability to... Read more »
First Aid for Colles' Wrist Fracture
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Transverse wrist fracture; Dinner-fork deformity of the wristFirst AidReassure the injured person.Place the hand and wrist in a splint in a normal... Read more »
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