A closed reduction allows doctors to set a fracture without performing surgery, and it can shorten recovery time and reduce pain. Learn more.

Smith's fracture, is a fracture involving the distal forearm and account for less than three percent of all fractures involving the radius and the ulna.

Learn more about a broken wrist -- also called a Colles' fracture or distal radius fracture -- from the experts at WebMD.

Published results showed volar locking plate fixation may not be superior to closed reduction for subjective wrist function in patients aged 60 years or older with displaced distal radius fractures.

A Colles’ wrist fracture occurs when the radius bone in your forearm breaks. It’s also known as a distal radius fracture, transverse wrist fracture, or a dinner-fork deformity of the wrist.

Early orthopedic consultation is mandatory. If diagnosis is made early and instability at the fracture site is appreciated, closed reduction and pinning for 2 weeks appears to be a rational strategy.

Diagnosis Colles’s fracture is usually diagnosed clinically and confirmed with X-rays. In certain complex fractures even a CT may need prior to the decision of operative management.

Serious fractures may require open reduction -- repositioning using surgery. In some cases, pins, plates, screws, rods, or glue are used to hold the fracture in place.