In the emergency room you see a 65-year-old woman who fell on her outstretched right hand while walking on ice. Upon examination of the right limb, you feel and see a dorsal protrusion just proximal to the wrist. You suspect a:

A) fractured lunate.
B) fractured distal radius (Colles fracture).
C) mid-radial fracture.
D) dislocated first carpometacarpal joint.
E) dislocated midcarpal joint.


Ans: B

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