A broken wrist is what we often call a Colles fracture. Despite this, it is the radius bone in the forearm that breaks and not the carpal bones of the wrist. The radius is the larger of the two bones ...

A Colles fracture happens when you fall onto an outstretched hand, breaking the radius bone near the wrist. After immobilization, physical therapy helps regain wrist motion, strength, and reduces scar ...