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

LAS VEGAS — Reducing a distal radius fracture by fixing it with a volar plate can be optimized by keeping in mind concepts, like accuracy of the reduction and ensuring the distal radioulnar ...

Closed Unassisted Reduction in Emergency: A Technique for Unassisted Closed Reduction of Colles Fractures Without Equipment. Vampertzis T, Barmpagianni C, Iosifidou E, Papastergiou S ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Colles's Fracture: A Study of X-Ray Films before and after Reduction ...

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.

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.

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.

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Colles's Fracture: A Study of X-Ray Films before and after Reduction ...