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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: 7/29/2008
  • Thomas N. Joseph, MD, Private Practice specializing in Orthopaedics, subspecialty Foot and Ankle, Camden Bone & Joint, Camden, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Woolfrey KGH, Eisenhauer MA. Wrist and Forearm. In: Marx J, ed. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2006:chap 48.

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