Bone fracture

over the ends of two joining bones. These joints are lined with synovial fluid. The articular cartilage over the joint ends absorbs jolts as it acts like elastic and it also provides a smooth surface for the joints to move frictionlessly. This fluid also helps in lubricating and protecting the bones. Cartilage is softer and much more flexible than a bone. The major role of cartilage is to form a model for later growth of the skeleton bone. It cushions and protects the bones from rubbing against…

a ruptured blood vessel. A fracture is any loss of continuity of bone. Proximal is situated close to or nearest the point or attachment or origin to the trunk of the body. Diaphysis is the shaft or central part of a long bone. 2. The humerus is a long bone located in the upper arm. It is classified as a long bone because the bone is longer than it is wide. The occipital bone is located on the posterior inferior part of the skull. This bone is classified as a flat bone due to broad, flat, and…

which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue. All bones in your body can be affected by this disease but there are a few bones that break more easy. The bones of the spine, hip, and wrist are most likely to break. Hip fractures can be especially dangerous in elderly people because of how long it takes to heal and on top of that, they can not move while they are in the healing process which can lead to blood clots. Osteoporosis occurs when there is an imbalance in new bone…

population. “Osteoporosis Affects more than 20 million people and cause nearly two million fractures per year, most of which are women” (Juluri, R., Prashanth, et al. 2015). Periodontal disease is the top leading factor of tooth loss each day. On average, one out of every two Americans are diagnosed with periodontal disease (“Periodontology,” 2012). Osteoporosis is a systemic disease involving loss of bone…

Thirty two patients had sustained an UCL avulsion fracture and nineteen patients sustained an UCL rupture. For the patients with an UCL rupture the surgical technique used consisted of, the surgeon drilled into the proximal and distal insertion sites for the UCL ligament using a 2.5 mm bit to construct…

linked to weak bones. It effects around 54 million Americans daily (Learn What Osteoporosis Is and What It’s Caused By, 2017). While anyone may be diagnosed with osteoporosis it is more common in the elderly and women. Osteoporosis involves the bones of the body. Bone has two types of tissue, cortical bone and trabecular bone. Osteoporosis typically affects the trabecular bone mostly because it regenerates more quickly than cortical bone, and osteoporosis interrupts that process. Bone has many…

Dysplasia is a rare bone disease characterized by areas of abnormal growth or lesions in one or more bones. The skull is usually affected as are the legs, arms and ribs. This disease cannot spread from one bone to another. About 70% of people have only one bone involved. This condition is called monostotic fibrous dysplasia. When fibrous dysplasia is in more than one bone it is called polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (fibrousdysplasia.org). This bone disease replaces normal bone with fibrous…

Regardless of etiology of the bone defect, whether it’s congenital, iatrogenic, or pathologic such as tumor, trauma, infection, or necrosis, a majority of the time the treatment in adults requires segmental mandibulectomy and reconstruction of the bony defect. (Rana et al., 2011) Although most mandibular defects in adults are treated and repaired by segmental mandibulectomy, that is not always the case in children. In children, due to their…

1. What is FOP? Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva is a rare genetic disease in which a person’s bones will begin to form into the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and connective tissues. Overtime the development will restrict a person’s movement. It has been described as turning a person into stone because their body is essentially encased by a second skeleton. 2. What are the initial symptoms? Symptoms of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, include: an infant being born with short,…

Myositis Ossificans Myositis ossificans is a condition in which an area of bruised muscle turns into bone (calcifies). This can happen when a deep bruise (contusion) is not treated. A contusion is caused by bleeding under the skin. When this blood seeps into soft tissues, it can form a clot (hematoma) and the clot it may go through a process called calcification. This turns the clot into bone. Myositis ossificans is relatively common in the arm or thigh. CAUSES The cause of this condition…