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On the fracture of the carpal extremity of the radius.
Publication Details
Edinb. med. surg. J., 10, 182-86. 1814 CE.
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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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #4410 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/6172 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | on-the-fracture-of-the-carpal-extremity-of-the-radius |
Geographic Context
Mentioned in annotation: Dublin