Colles fracture

Case contributed by Mohammad Osama Hussein Yonso
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Pain and deformity left wrist, after a history of slip and fell on an outstretched hand in the kitchen. On examination: right wrist deformed, no external wounds, motion is restricted.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

The X-ray shows right distal radial fracture with dorsal displacement (Colles fracture).

Small avulsed fracture at the tip of the right ulnar styloid process.

Fluoroscopy

Intra-operative radiographs for surgically fixated right distal radial fracture by three K-wires in good alignment.

Case Discussion

The vast majority of Colles fractures can be treated with closed reduction and cast immobilization.

The patient was admitted to the general hospital and it was decided to perform a surgical procedure in the orthopedics department.

Orthopedic pinning upper limb Rt (Verified).
This is an intraoperative procedure performed under the direct supervision of the attending surgeon/physician, not a radiologist. A radiologist's review and subsequently a report of the images from this examination are not required. Image review and interpretation by a radiologist are available, if required, upon request by the surgeon/physician.

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