A Colles fracture — a distal radius fracture first described by Dr. Abraham Colles — is when there are different degrees where the broken end of the radius tilts upward or breaks through the ...

Currently, surgical treatment is still recommended for Colles fractures when they are displaced and obviously unstable. It is actually easier for the patient to have a single surgery than multiple ...

Wide-awake local anesthesia with no tourniquet may be an efficient immediate intervention for patients with distal radius fractures, providing less postoperative pain and shorter hospitalization ...