Fracture

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Fifteen patients of capitellum fractures were treated from January 2010 to December 2014. There were 11female and 4 male patients, were aged 20 to 48 years (mean of 35 years), with dominant right hand side involved in 3 and non dominant left involved in 12 patients. All fractures were closed and had occurred following a fall onto the flexed elbow in six or with the outstretched hand in nine patients. Distal neurovascular examination of the limb was normal. All patients underwent plain…

A hip fracture occurs when the UQ (upper quadrant) of a femur bone endures a break. To cause a fracture, one must fall or have a direct blow to the side of the hip. Many medical conditions such as osteoporosis, or cancer can affect the bone so much so that the bone weakens from loss of tissue making bones fragile enough to break even from standing and twisting. However, a hip dislocation occurs when the femur bone is forced out of the ball and socket joint. To dislocate a hip a fall from extreme…

Hip Fractures? Give me a Break! Hip fracture is one of the most common broken bones in the elderly population. Over 300,000 patients older than 65 are admitted to the hospital every year due to hip fracture. Age and gender play a major role in the risk for this injury. Women are more likely to suffer from a hip fracture than males due to osteoporosis a disease that weakens bones and makes them more brittle. 1 in 5 women will be affected by hip fracture by the age of 80. (Lewis, Dirksen,…

Cuneiform Fracture The cuneiform bones are the bones in the middle of the foot that make up the arch. A cuneiform fracture is a break or crack in one of these bones. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: A sudden twisting of your foot. A fall onto your foot. Dropping a heavy object on your foot. Overuse or repetitive exercise. RISK FACTORS This condition is more likely to develop in people who: Play contact sports. Have a bone disease. Have a low calcium…

Open limb fractures are commonly encountered as part of our daily practice. They are often complex injuries to manage and require a multidisciplinary team due to the musculoskeletal and associated soft-tissue injuries (1-3). The annual incidence of open fractures of long bones is 11.5 per 100,000 persons per year with 40% of them occur in the Lower Limb (LL) (4,5). Several classification systems have been used to grade the extent of injury and helped define the contemporary approach to the…

Vertebral Compression Fracture (Lumbar) Overview- The vertebral compression fracture occurs when the vertebrae fracture or collapse, not necessarily a result of an evident trauma. Vertebral fractures, the vertebral body are typically compressed in a wedge shape (more evident in lateral projection to the x-ray) due to the normal kyphosis of the thoracic region, which focuses the forces before. In the lumbar vertebral fractures, the vertebral body is generally flattened, sometimes rotated…

CMRJ341 Professor Jennifer Bourgeois October 18, 2015 Impact radial fracture lines ends shortly after the earlier impacts. In this case, bullet (C) was the first shot followed by (B) And lastly (A). In order to figure out the order of bullets is figuring out the radial fractures is looking at the initial fracture. Bullet fractures are round and has the same shape as a wheel. Fractures Also connects in the shape of a spider web. Then you have to figure out which side the fragment is facing in…

Fractures of the capitellum humeri are rare injuries. High prevalence of this injury is found in women being 4 times more often than in men [10,31] and it has been suggested that this may be related to the greater carrying angle of the female elbow and weaker bones (osteoporosis)[11]. These injuries occur in young population and the female predominance in present series coincides well with the reported literature [31]. Capitellar fracture patients usually present with pain and swelling of the…

scaphoid. The management of acute, minimally or nondisplaced fractures differ by location and practice; however, there is a new trend towards treating acute scaphoid fractures surgically instead of the conservative practise of cast immobilization. Method: This research discusses various random controlled trials and meta-analysis articles that have compared the outcome of operative versus conservative management of scaphoid fracture, with the intent of finding the most desirable treatment…