COLLES
FRACTURE is break in your arm just behind your wrist.
It is caused by falling forward onto an outstretched arm.
The break itself itself is sometimes called a 'dinner fork'
fracture because it resembles the curve of a fork A.
The
treatment of a Colles fracture is to straighten the two bone ends
and get rid of the 'fork'. This is done after getting and xray
to confirm a Colles fracture and putting you to sleep with an anesthetic.
The bone doctor will then pull on your hand and an
assistant will pull at your elbow until the fracture straightens.
This new orientation is set with a plaster cast and
a repeat xray done to prove correct alignment.
