A ______ fracture occurs when a person tries to stop a fall by landing on his or her hands.
A) Colles'
B) oblique
C) stress
D) greenstick

Question

A ______ fracture occurs when a person tries to stop a fall by landing on his or her hands.​
A) ​Colles'
B) ​oblique
C) ​stress
D) ​greenstick

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Colles' fracture is the most common type of fracture that occurs due to stopping a fall with outstretched hands. It is a distal radius fracture in which the bone breaks at a point above the wrist joint. The fracture is named after Abraham Colles, an Irish surgeon who first described it in 1814.

A ______ Fracture Occurs When a Person Tries to Stop