Question
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 |
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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.