What is a Colles’ Fracture ... Tenderness Swelling Bruising Deformity of the wrist, sometimes called a “dinner fork deformity,” which causes it to look crooked and bent.

This fracture occurs at an inch or two proximal to the radio-carpal joint and results in the typical ‘dinner fork’ resembling deformity. A quick and simple First Aid guide on how to administer ...

Colles’ fracture causes immediate pain, tenderness, bruising with swelling and in a typical presentation, the wrist will have an abnormal bend, classically known as a “dinner fork” or ...

A Colles’ wrist fracture occurs when the radius bone in your forearm breaks. It’s also known as a distal radius fracture, transverse wrist fracture, or a dinner-fork deformity of the wrist.