Colles' fracture

/ (ˈkɒlɪs) /

noun

a fracture of the radius just above the wrist, with backward and outward displacement of the hand

Word Origin for Colles' fracture

C19: named after Abraham Colles (died 1843), Irish surgeon

Medical definitions for colles' fracture

Colles' fracture

n.

A bone fracture of the radius of the wrist in which the lower fragment becomes displaced dorsally.