Maternal and Child Care: Trauma and Pregnancy Therapeutic Management: Orthopedic injuries: Falls can cause serious wrist injury, a 'what' fracture or otherwise called?

If you may, explain also why it does happen.

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Trauma and Pregnancy Therapeutic Management: Orthopedic injuries: Falls can cause serious wrist injury, a 'what' fracture or otherwise called?

If you may, explain also why it does happen.

James Marion Endrina Entice · Accepted Answer

A colles fracture

it does happen because as a body's response or reflex, the arm-hand-wrist, is what's instinctively used to cushion the body especially the baby

Trauma and Pregnancy Therapeutic Management: Orthopedic injuries: Falls can cause serious wrist injury, a 'what' fracture or otherwise called? If you may, explain also why it does happen.