CASE 612: POUTEAU-COLLES FRACTURE, Dr LÊ THANH LIÊM, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI

Female patient 72 yo with vertigo and sudden fall in Medic Clinic. She had been noticed  osteopenia for time that exists threefold bone fracture risk.

At first PoCUS detected right radial bone fracture at 1/3  inferior part with subcutaneous hematoma around.

X-Ray of upper limb later confirmed fracture of right radial bone.

Patient was transmitted to Trauma and Orthopedic Hospital for a 5 week plaster cast of her right arm.

Reference:

Colles fracture or Pouteau Colles fracture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colles%27_fracture

From Dr Nguyen Duc Long, slideshare.