A Colles fracture is a break in one of the forearm bones near the wrist that commonly requires physical therapy after a period of immobilization. The exercises used in physical therapy are focused on ...

Management of Colle’s fracture depends on the degree of its severity. A simple cast or a protective splint may be sufficient to support the fracture if there is no displacement of the bone or if the ...

What is a Colles’ Fracture? A Colles' fracture -- or distal radius fracture -- is often called a ''broken wrist.'' In France it’s sometimes called a “Pouteau-Colles” fracture. Technically, it's a ...

Have you ever experienced a broken wrist following a fall on an outstretched arm giving rise to a swollen wrist which is so painful? This type of a fracture is called a Colles’ fracture, named after ...

A new study showed that patients with Colles' fracture are at higher risk than patients with osteoporosis to have a subsequent hip fracture within one year; Colles' fracture and osteoporosis together ...