title: Ipsilateral fractures of the proximal ulna and distal radius (Colles type).
abstract: A 43-year-old female fell backward outside her home while carrying a watering can. She sustained an ipsilateral fracture of the proximal ulna and distal radius (Colles fracture). The ulnar fracture was plated, and the Colles fracture was managed by closed reduction and percutaneous Kirschner wiring. The patient recovered without incident. This association of forearm fractures is unusual. Both fractures can be caused by a fall on the hand with the wrist in mid-extension and the elbow flexed, and they probably occurred in quick succession.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Foresterhill, Scotland.
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Brewster
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maffulli
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hutchison
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D000092464:Elbow Injuries