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REVERSE COLLES FRACTURE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Transverse fracture of the distal radial metaphysis with anterior displacement of the distal fracture fragment. The fracture may be intraarticular.

OBS

As originally described by Smith, this fracture involved a dorsal displacement of the distal ulna, which is not the case in its current use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Fracture de l'extrémité distale du radius avec bascule antérieure du fragment distal (inverse de celui de la fracture de Pouteau).

Spanish

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