Presentation
Fall from a 4-meter height. Hands-first landing. Bilateral dinner fork deformity of the wrists upon physical examination.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Colles fracture - bilateral
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Radiographs of both wrists revealed bilateral extra-articular fractures of the distal radii with dorsal displacement. These describe a Colles fracture.
Case Discussion
Distal radius fractures are some of the most common fractures of the skeleton.
Many eponyms are used to describe common patterns of these fractures.
One of these eponyms is the Colles fracture, which describes an extra-articular distal metaphyseal fracture of the radius with dorsal displacement.
Although Colles fractures are extremely common, a bilateral presentation has been reported to be present in <1% of cases 1.
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