Colles' fracture

noun

A distal fracture of the radius causing a dorsal displacement of the distal fragment, typically occurring as a result of a fall on an outstretched hand.

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Meanings

nounColles' fracture (plural Colles' fractures)

plural Colles' fractures · alternative Colles fracture

  1. medicineA distal fracture of the radius causing a dorsal displacement of the distal fragment, typically occurring as a result of a fall on an outstretched hand.

Origin

Named after Irish surgeon Abraham Colles (1773–1843), who first described it in 1814.

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APA

Colles' fracture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colles'%20fracture

MLA

“Colles' fracture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colles'%20fracture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colles' fracture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colles'%20fracture.

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