Which fracture is commonly described as a Colles fracture?

• A. Boxer's fracture
• B. Barton fracture
• C. Colles fracture
• D. Hutchinson fracture

Answer: (C)

Recognizing the distal radius fracture pattern that follows a fall on an outstretched hand. This injury features dorsal (posterior) displacement of the distal fragment, giving a classic dinner‑fork deformity on imaging. It is the Colles fracture, the classic distal radius break that clinicians associate with FOOSH mechanisms, especially in older adults with weaker bones.

Other injuries described in the choices involve different bones or patterns: a Boxer's fracture is a fracture of the neck of the fifth metacarpal from punching; a Barton fracture is an intra-articular distal radius fracture with carpal dislocation; a Hutchinson (Chauffeur’s) fracture is a distal radius fracture involving the radial styloid. Because Colles specifically refers to the distal radius fracture with dorsal displacement after FOOSH, it is the best answer.