Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
On the fracture of the carpal extremity of the radius.
Edinb. med. surg. J., 10, 182-86. 1814.
Colles’s description of fracture of the carpal end of the radius led that type of fracture to be named “Colles’s fracture”. He was Professor of Surgery at Dublin for more than 30 years. Reprinted in Med. Classics, 1940, 4, 1038-42.
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| Entry Number | #4410 |
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| External URL | on-the-fracture-of-the-carpal-extremity-of-the-radius |
Geographic Context
Mentioned in annotation: Dublin