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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COLLES' FRACTURE

Named after Abraham Colles (died 1843), Irish surgeon.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COLLES' FRACTURE

Colles' fracture  [ˈkɒlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLLES' FRACTURE

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Colles' fracture is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COLLES' FRACTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Colles' fracture

Colles' fracture

A Colles' fracture, also raikar's fracture, is a fracture of the distal radius in the forearm with dorsal and radial displacement of the wrist and hand. The fracture is sometimes referred to as a "dinner fork" or "bayonet" deformity due to the shape of the resultant forearm. Colles' fractures are often seen in people with osteoporosis.

Definition of Colles' fracture in the English dictionary

The definition of Colles' fracture in the dictionary is a fracture of the radius just above the wrist, with backward and outward displacement of the hand.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLLES' FRACTURE


Alice
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bliss
blɪs
bottomless
ˈbɒtəmlɪs
Cornwallis
kɔːnˈwɒlɪs
endless
ˈɛndlɪs
follis
ˈfɒlɪs
homeless
ˈhəʊmlɪs
malice
ˈmælɪs
Minneapolis
ˌmɪnɪˈæpəlɪs
necklace
ˈnɛklɪs
palace
ˈpælɪs
pentapolis
pɛnˈtæpɒlɪs
polis
ˈpɒlɪs
regardless
rɪˈɡɑːdlɪs
solace
ˈsɒlɪs
stainless
ˈsteɪnlɪs
torticollis
ˌtɔːtɪˈkɒlɪs
Wallace
ˈwɒlɪs
Wallis
ˈvalɪs
wireless
ˈwaɪəlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLLES' FRACTURE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE COLLES' FRACTURE

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Synonyms and antonyms of Colles' fracture in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Colles' fracture» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLLES' FRACTURE

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Translator English - Chinese

克雷´骨折
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Fractura de Colles
570 millions of speakers

English

Colles´ fracture
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Colles ´ फ्रैक्चर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كسر كوليس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Перелом Colles ´
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Fratura de Colles
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোলেস ফ্র্যাকচার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Fracture de Colles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keretakan Colles
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Colles- Fraktur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コーレス骨折
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Colles ´ 골절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fraktur Colles
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Gãy xương COLLES ´
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோல்களின் முறிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोलेस फ्रॅक्चर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Colles kırığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Frattura Colles ´
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Złamanie COLLES ´
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Перелом Colles ´
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fractura Colles ´
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Κάταγμα Colles ´
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Colles ´ fraktuur
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Colles fraktur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Colles ´ fraktur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Colles' fracture

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLES' FRACTURE»

The term «Colles' fracture» is normally little used and occupies the 129.199 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLES' FRACTURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Colles' fracture

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLLES' FRACTURE»

Discover the use of Colles' fracture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Colles' fracture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Adult Orthopaedic Nursing
A Colles' fracture (often seen in elderly women) is a nonarticular fracture of the distal radius, with or without a fracture of the ulnar styloid, usually caused by a fall on an outstretched hand. There is a volar angulation of the radius and a dorsal ...
Delores Christina Schoen, 2000
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Office Orthopedics for Primary Care: Diagnosis
Distal radius fracture: nondisplaced Colles fracture. less than that of ankle fractures. Distal radius fractures and fractures of the navicular make up more than 90%. Of the variety of fractures that affect the distal radius, the Colles fracture is the ...
Bruce Carl Anderson, 2006
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Slips, Trips, Missteps, and Their Consequences
Fractures of phalanges (finger bones) result from direct blows, while fall fractures of the forearm and upper arm are most usually indirectly caused by transmitted forces. The most common adult fracture after age forty is Colles' fracture, and it is  ...
H. Harvey Cohen, Jon R. Abele, 2007
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Textbook of Disorders and Injuries of the Musculoskeletal ...
An Introduction to Orthopaedics, Fractures, and Joint Injuries, Rheumatology, Metabolic Bone Disease, and Rehabilitation Robert Bruce Salter. Figure 17.18. Right. Lateral radiograph of an unstable type of Colles' fracture. There is gross ...
Robert Bruce Salter, 1999
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The Closed Treatment of Common Fractures
Delayed Reduction of the Colles' Fracture The Colles' fracture is eminently suitable for delayed reduction and indeed 1 believe that whenever possible the method of choice is to permit the main swelling of the wrist to occur before attempting ...
John Charnley, 2003
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The Wrist: Diagnosis and Operative Treatment
The Wrist: Diagnosis and Operative Treatment, Second Edition is the most comprehensive text and reference on diagnosis and treatment of wrist disorders.
William P. Cooney, 2011
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Essentials of Orthopaedics for Physiotherapist
8.7: Colles' fracture (A dinner fork deformity) Mechanism of Injury The common mode of injury is fall on an outstretched hands with dorsiflexion ranging from 40 to 90°(average 60°). The force required to cause this fracture is 192 kg in women  ...
Ebnezar, 2003
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Essential Handbook of Practical Orthopaedic Examinations
Colles fracture was first described first by Abraham Colles in 1814. It is a transverse fracture of distal radius, about 2 cm from distal articular surface, commonly at the corticocancellous junction, which may sometimes involve fractures of ulnar ...
K.Banerjee
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Fractures and dislocations, diagnosis and treatment
Rontgenograms of Colics' transverse Colles' fracture with impaction 245 340. Fracture of lower end of radius produced by auto-kick. Rontgeno- gram 240 341 and 342. Lateral and antero-posterior views of Colles' fracture with slight deformity.
Miller Edwin Preston, 1915
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Hand Surgery
Wahlstrom O, Ekberg S, Hammerby S. Serial bone scanning of Colles fracture. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 1983:102:11-17. 51. Eelma J, McElfresh EC. Colles' fractures in young adults. Minn Med 1 983:66:487-490. 52. Abbaszadegan H ...
Richard A. Berger, Arnold-Peter C. Weiss, 2004

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLLES' FRACTURE»

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Wrist fracture significantly raises risk of hip fracture
The results showed that hip-fracture incidence in the Colles' fracture ... Both Colles' fracture and osteoporosis were significant independent ... «EurekAlert, Dec 13»
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Stop At One
Typically, osteoporotic fractures occur after minimal trauma at the spine (vertebral fracture), hip and wrist (Colles' fracture). For example ... «The Star Online, Oct 13»
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Fight fracture risk: Protect older bones with shock-absorbing gloves
When I practised orthopaedics as a junior hospital doctor, one of the most common fractures I saw was something called a Colles' fracture, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 13»
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Safety in winter weather
... a simple fall, or in a more catastrophic case, a hip fracture, femur fracture, or in a somewhat milder case, a Colles' fracture — a fracture to the ... «The Jeju Weekly, Feb 11»
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Rollin v. Baker, (2010) ONCA 569
... treatment for a fractured left wrist (a displaced Colles' fracture) that required several corrective surgeries (and insertion of metal hardware). «Lexology, Sep 10»
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Lance McDaniel-Concord University: Running for Record, Past …
He began to develop a Colles' fracture, which is the shearing off of both bones in the lower arm. "That put me out of running for a while in high ... «Bleacher Report, Mar 10»

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