Spiral Fracture Research Paper

Spiral fractures are the result of a rotating force. Most of these occur when a body is in motion and the affect part is groundly planted. Many of these accidents occur during sports. There is a speific kind of fall for each way a person can fall on a planted foot. One of the most common for metatarsals when they roll under the foot is referred to as a ballerina fall. As bad as this sounds most of these fractures are aligned and do not require any kind of surgery. Most are cleaned up by the body in natural times. If the fracture in the state of healing is strained or overworked it is known to add to aches and pains but typically does not break or injure the bone anymore. Most of the recovery times for injuries of the toes are anywhere from …show more content…
It is rare that these will leave any lasting marks on the person other than on the bone which much like stress fractures is just marked in a faint white line on an x-ray or sometimes it does not show a mark where the bone is broken at all. The most common of the spiral fracture locations in the foot is the unlucky pinky toe. This is likely because with a loss of leverage which is also a major cause of spiral fractures because with a fall people tend to roll to the outer part to catch themselves. Very rarely does one roll their foot inwards with a loss of balance or an accelarating force which would cause the big toe to recieve the spiral fracture. Spiral fractures are typically treated by restricting demanding activities and by keeping the injured part stablized and not overworked in anyway. Surgeries are very rare in cases of a spiral fracture but if they occur the person’s restrictions grow stricter and …show more content…
The table above represents a range of the usual acceptable number of visits for uncomplicated cases. It provides a framework based on the duration of tissue healing time and standard clinical practice.
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