wrist fractures

Colles: fx distal radius; DORSAL angulation of distal fragment
Smith: fx distal radius ("reverse Colles"); volar angulation of distal fragment
Barton: intra-articular fx thru DORSAL aspect of radius; "ventral Barton": thru VENTRAL aspect
chauffeur's: fx of radial styloid (intra-articular)

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 September 2006