Proper treatment of a smith fracture is important to make sure that your bones heal properly and you keep full function of your wrist and hand.
On examination, her wrist is mildly swollen and she is unable to actively oppose her thumb.
However I have beneath my eyes two pathological specimens that present this fracture in the opposite direction… 1847 — described the characteristics of Colles fracture in his book — A Treatize on Fractures in the Vicinity of Joints and on Certain Forms of Accidents and Congenital Dislocations.
They may be taken less often if the fracture was not reduced and thought to be stable.