Distal radius fracture Distal radius fracture. This 54-year-old woman fell on an outstretched arm and sustained a fracture of the distal radius, commonly known as a Colles' fracture. There is a palmar apex of the fracture site with dorsal angulation. The osteoporotic changes present are difficult to visualize through the splint material. Source: RADIOLOGIC EVALUATION, SEARCH PATTERNS, AND DIAGNOSIS, Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging Citation: McKinnis LN. Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging; 2014 Available at: http://fadavispt.mhmedical.com/DownloadImage.aspx?image=/data/books/1899/mckfunda_fig-2-46.png&sec=141188874&BookID=1899&ChapterSecID=141188642&imagename= Accessed: October 16, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved