Image Based Question-66485

The fracture shown in the picture below is ?

A. Common in adolescence.

B. A fracture about the ankle joint.

C. Common in elderly women.

D. A fracture of head of the radius.

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Correct Answer » C Explanation

The fracture shown in the picture above represents colle’s fracture.

Colles fracture is fracture of lower end of radius at its cortico cancellous junctionQ (- 2.5 cm / 1.5 inch above the distal articular surface) mostly occuring in post menopausal osteoporotic elderly women ; as a result of fall on outstretched hand.(with wrist in extension). It is most common of all fractures in older people.