What is the medical term analogy for a broken wrist bone?

The medical term analogy for a broken wrist bone is a Colles' fracture. A Colles' fracture is a break in the radius bone, which is one of the two bones in the forearm. It is named after Abraham Colles, an Irish surgeon who first described the fracture in 1814. Colles' fractures are common in people who fall on an outstretched hand.