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Dealing with Fractures, For example, fractures on the arm can be secured with a sling, and a leg with a fracture can be tied to the uninjured leg. , Fractures
Forearm Injuries and Fractures, This pictures shows what a Colles' fracture looks like from the outside: Colles fracture ...
Pelvic Fractures, Stable and unstable fractures Perhaps the most important way of classifying pelvic fractures is into stable or unstable fractures. The majority of pelvic fra...
Recovering from a Pelvic Fracture, These complications can occur in a lesser extent in more serious but stable fractures. They are not associated with avulsion fractures or ...
Metatarsal Fractures, They can also occur over a longer period of time, when they are called stress fractures. Acute metatarsal fracture Acute metatarsal fract...
Hip Fracture, The type of fracture can also be displaced or non-displaced: A displaced fracture is a fracture where the broken bones have moved out of their n...
Scaphoid Wrist Fracture, It is the most common carpal bone to break (fracture). A scaphoid fracture is usually caused by a fall on to an outstretched hand. Symptoms can incl...
Clavicle Fracture, It accounts for 2.6% to 4% of all fractures. 80% of clavicle fractures are located in the middle third of the clavicle. It is more common in childre...
Fragility Fractures, What is a fragility fracture? Fragility fractures are fractures that result from mechanical forces that would not ordinarily result in fract...
Stress Fractures, Plain X-rays have low sensitivity for the detection of stress fractures. Plain radiography may not detect stress fracture injury until fracture he...
Complications from Fractures, How common are complications from fractures? Fractures are common: many people will experience at least one during a lifetime. , Fract...
Foot Fractures and Dislocations, Falls from a height usually result in multiple associated injuries - eg, lumbar compression fractures, forearm fractures, and ankle, femur a...
Classifying Open Fractures, Synonym: compound fracture What is an open fracture? An open fracture can be defined as a broken bone that is in communication...
Mandibular Fractures and Dislocations, Mandibular fractures [ 1 ] When a blow to the mandible causes a fracture there are often other fractures too and these must be so...
Wrist Fractures (Types and Treatments), Barton's fracture (fracture dislocation of the radiocarpal joint). Chauffeur's fracture (fracture of the...
Zygomatic Arch and Orbital Fractures, Complications As for orbital roof fractures (see below). Orbital roof fracture Isolated orbital roof fractures are ra...
Elbow Injuries and Fractures, In addition to injuries listed in the table below, see also the separate Forearm Injuries and Fractures (deals with Monteggia's fractures...
Carpal Fractures and Dislocations, For example, the injury resulting from a fall on to the outstretched hand with the wrist extended will vary depending on the patient's age, typically ca...
Bennett's Fracture and other Thumb Injuries, What is Bennett's fracture? [ 1 , 2 ] A Bennett's fracture is an intra-articular fracture of the base...
Forearm Injuries and Fractures, Forearm fractures Forearm fractures account for most limb fractures. Wrist fractures are the most common forearm fractur...