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A 35-year-old man presents with left wrist pain following a fall off a snowboard. A radiograph reveals a Colles' fracture of the distal radius. Which of the following is TRUE regarding Colles' fractures? (A) Stable Colles' fractures can be treated with a wrist splint for 6 weeks. (B) The goals of reduction are to restore the dorsal tilt, radial inclination, and proper length to the radius. (C) Associated ulnar styloid fractures may indicate disruption of the cartilaginous structures stabilizing the wrist. (D) The $x$-ray demonstrates volar angulation of the distal radius.

   A 35-year-old man presents with left wrist pain following a fall off a snowboard. A radiograph reveals a Colles' fracture of the distal radius. Which of the following is TRUE regarding Colles' fractures?
(A) Stable Colles' fractures can be treated with a wrist splint for 6 weeks.
(B) The goals of reduction are to restore the dorsal tilt, radial inclination, and proper length to the radius.
(C) Associated ulnar styloid fractures may indicate disruption of the cartilaginous structures stabilizing the wrist.
(D) The $x$-ray demonstrates volar angulation of the distal radius.
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Emergency Medicine Examination & Board Review
Emergency Medicine Examination & Board Review
Susan Promes 3rd Edition
Chapter 14, Problem 10 ↓

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A 35-year-old man presents with left wrist pain following a fall off a snowboard. A radiograph reveals a Colles' fracture of the distal radius. Which of the following is TRUE regarding Colles' fractures? (A) Stable Colles' fractures can be treated with a wrist splint for 6 weeks. (B) The goals of reduction are to restore the dorsal tilt, radial inclination, and proper length to the radius. (C) Associated ulnar styloid fractures may indicate disruption of the cartilaginous structures stabilizing the wrist. (D) The $x$-ray demonstrates volar angulation of the distal radius.
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