Bone fracture

couple, joyfully expecting a child, discovers that their baby has a condition known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) type II. OI is a congenital condition also known as the brittle bone disease, and as the name says it all, it means that the bones of the body experience severe fractures. Due to the severity of the fractures, fetuses diagnosed with OI type II die within a matter of weeks due to cardiac and respiratory complications. Their death is certain, and because of such, the couple in Grey’s…

Matt Todd, a rugby player from New Zealand, suffered a hand fracture in an August 27 game. His team, Canterbury, was playing against another New Zealand team, Otago. While Todd finished the game, a visit to a specialist the day after the game confirmed that he had fractured his left hand. Todd is expected to be unable to play for at least a month. His injury came at an especially disappointing time since New Zealand is currently participating in the Rugby Championship, an annual rugby…

internal organs. The skeletal system consists of bones, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons (Tortora and Derrickson 2014). “The study of bone structure and the treatment of bone disorders is called osteology” (Tortora and Derrickson 2014). Bone is made of various tissues working together, and because of this, bones are thought of as organs (Tortora and Derrickson 2014). Bones are constantly going through a process of breaking down and building new bone tissue, which is also known as remodeling…

affects the bones, it makes them fragile and easy to break. OI has many different types; type I one being the most common and mildest, and type II is the most severe. The first case of OI was found in a partially mummified infant's skeleton found from ancient Egypt. In 1835, Jean Lobstein made the term for osteogenesis imperfecta and was the first to correctly understand the causes of the disorder. OI can be known as Lobstein disease, brittle-bone disease, blue-sclera syndrome, and fragile-bone…

debilitating if not treated. Bad posture and broken bones are hard to remedy. If your doctor has diagnosed you with the disease, you will want to know what its causes are. Of course, Osteoporosis symptoms and treatments will be at the top of your mind. Keyzofhealth provides a detailed explanation of the disease. What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis, translated from Greek, means porous bones. The word suggests that people who have the disease have bones which are soft and fragile. Osteoporosis…

Introduction The clavicle, also called the collarbone, is the long bone that connects your shoulder to your rib cage. You can feel your collarbone at the top of your shoulders and rib cage. A clavicle fracture is a broken clavicle. It is a common injury that can happen at any age. What are the causes? Common causes of a clavicle fracture include: A direct blow to your shoulder. A car accident. A fall, especially if you try to break your fall with an outstretched arm. What increases the risk? You…

It is possible to dislocate the bones within the midfoot joint complex (aka Lisfranc joint) of the foot: This joint complex consists of the ligaments and bones that connect the forefoot to the midfoot. Lisfranc injuries include strains and tears to the ligament itself in addition to bone dislocations and fractures. The Role of the Midfoot As an individual walks, the midfoot is responsible for transferring the forces that the calf muscles generate to the front of the foot. Furthermore, the…

Osteopetrosis is a clinical syndrome characterized by the failure of osteoclasts to resorb bone. As a consequence, bone modeling and remodeling are impaired. The defect in bone turnover characteristically results in skeletal fragility despite increased bone mass, and it may also cause hematopoietic insufficiency, disturbed tooth eruption, nerve entrapment syndromes, and growth impairment. Researchers have described several major types of osteopetrosis, which are usually distinguished by their…

injuries and underperforming. The importance of vitamin D should not be overlooked as ‘Vitamin D receptor sites have been identified in virtually every tissue within the body’. Vitamin D is important in aiding the absorption of calcium which improves bone strength, muscle contraction and blood clotting. Vitamin D therefore both helps prevent injury and improves vertical jump and muscle strength. It is also possible to get vitamin D from your diet for example foods such as fatty fish, egg…

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as “brittle bone disease”, is a genetic disorder characterized by fragile bones that break easily. Osteogenesis imperfecta is caused by a lack of collagen in the bones that affect the body’s ability to make strong bones. Collagen is the major protein of the body’s connective tissue. In dominant Osteogenesis imperfecta, a person has either a lack of type 1 collagen or a poor quality of type 1 collagen, caused by a mutation in one of the…