Colle's Fracture Flashcards
1
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What is Colle’s Fracture?
A
A COMPLETE fracture of the radius bone, close to the wrist.
This results in posterior displacement of the radius (showing obvious deformity)
2
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What else can Colle’s Fracture be known as?
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Distal Radius Fracture
Transverse Wrist Fracture
Dinner-fork deformity of the wrist
3
Q
What nerve is affected in colle’s fracture?
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Median Nerve
4
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What are some complications associated with Colles Fracture?
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- Joint Stiffness
- Malnutrition
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Sudecks Osteodystrophy
- Sublaxation of the Inferior Radio-Ulnar Joint
- Rupture of the Extensor Pollicis Longus (EPL)
5
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What are the Immediate Management steps of Colle’s Fracture?
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- Closed Reduction
- Analgesia
- Cast Immobilisation
6
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What are the Long-term management options for Colle’s Fracture?
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Splint
Physiotherapy
7
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What do we look for in an X-Ray for a patient suspected of colle’s fracture?
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- Extra-articular fracture (proximal to radioulnar joint)
- Dorsal angulation of the fracture fagment (differentiates from Smiths fracture which has a volar angulation)
- Shortening of radius throufh impaction
- Associated with Ulnar styloid fracture in 50% of cases
