* The head of the radius is found at the elbow. We are talking about distal radius fractures (which is at the wrist joint).
This page has great info about the two types: Colles fx and Smith’s fracture.
**A Colles fracture is a fracture of the distal radius at the metaphysis, which is displaced dorsally and often angulated. The Colles fracture is the most common wrist fracture in adults.