This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Surgery
A colles fracture is 
Select and explain. 
A. Common in adolescence, B. A fracture about the ankle joint, C. Common in elderly women, D. A fracture of head of the radius
C: Common in elderly women
Answer: C: Common in elderly women 
Explanation: C i.e. Common in elderly women Coll's fracture is fracture of lower end of radius at its coico cancellous junctionQ (- 2.5 cm / 1.5 inch above the distal aicular surface) mostly occuring in post menopausal osteoporotic elderly womenQ ; as a result of fall on outstretched hand. (with wrist in extension). It is most common of all fractures in older people.