A Colles fracture is a break at the distal end (near the wrist) of the Radius (one of the two forearm bones, on the thumb side of the wrist).

A colles fracture is a transverse fracture within 1 inch of the wrist joint, with (dorsal upward) displacement of the fractured fragment.

The most frequent cause of a Colles wrist fracture is a fall onto an outstretched hand.

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Mr. Elliot Sorene MBBS FRCS (Tr & Orth) EDHS
is Consultant Orthopaedic, Hand & Upper Limb Surgeon at the following establishments:

The Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth 60 Grove End Road London NW8 9NH
The London Clinic 5 Devonshire Place London W1G 6HL
Spire Bushey Hospital Heathbourne Road Watford, Hertfordshire WD23 1RD