Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Transverse wrist fracture; Dinner-fork deformity of the wrist
Symptoms
- Change in the shape or angle of the forearm just above the wrist
- Inability to hold or lift heavy objects
Wrist pain -
Swelling just above the wrist
Images
Colles fracture
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Colles’ wrist fracture Treatment
Review Date: 07/28/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, Unviersity of Washington School of
Medicine; and C. Benjamin Ma, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports
Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic
Surgery. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
