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Colles' wrist fracture - Symptom

Alternative Names

Transverse wrist fracture; Dinner-fork deformity of the wrist

Symptoms:

  • History of a typical fall resulting in wrist injury
  • Wrist pain
  • Swelling just above the wrist
  • Deformity of the arm just above the wrist (increased angulation)
  • Unable to hold or lift object of any significant weight
  • Reviewed last on: 9/21/2006
  • Jeffrey Kauffman, MD, Sacramento Knee and Sports Medicine, Sacramento, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.