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A compression fracture is a collapse of a vertebra. It may be due to trauma or due to a weakening of the vertebra (compare with burst fracture ). This weakening is seen in patients with osteoporosis or osteogenesis imperfecta, lytic lesions from metastatic or primary tumors, [ 1] or infection. [ 2] In healthy patients, it is most often seen in ...
Other names. Hill–Sachs fracture. Anterior shoulder dislocation on X-ray with a large Hill–Sachs lesion. Specialty. Orthopedics. A Hill–Sachs lesion, or Hill–Sachs fracture, is a cortical depression in the posterolateral head of the humerus. It results from forceful impaction of the humeral head against the anteroinferior glenoid rim ...
Severe congenital visual impairment which progresses into total blindness by adulthood. Congenitally normal vision which rapidly progresses into severe visual impairment by early infancy and total blindness by adulthood. Occasional findings include epilepsy, intellectual disabilities, joint hypermobility, hypotonia, [1] cataracts ...
Senile osteoporosis. Senile osteoporosis has been recently recognized as a geriatric syndrome with a particular pathophysiology. There are different classification of osteoporosis: primary, in which bone loss is a result of aging and secondary, in which bone loss occurs from various clinical and lifestyle factors. [1]
The International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) was an adaptation created by the US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and used in assigning diagnostic and procedure codes associated with inpatient, outpatient, and physician office utilization in the United States. The ICD-9-CM is based on the ICD-9 but ...
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS Type 1 and Type 2) is a severe form of chronic pain, in which pain from a physical trauma outlasts the expected recovery time.The symptoms of types 1 and 2 are the same except type 2 is associated with nerve injury.
Osteopenia, known as " low bone mass " or " low bone density ", is a condition in which bone mineral density is low. [ 1] Because their bones are weaker, people with osteopenia may have a higher risk of fractures, and some people may go on to develop osteoporosis. [ 2] In 2010, 43 million older adults in the US had osteopenia. [ 3]
A tibial plateau fracture is a break of the upper part of the tibia (shinbone) that involves the knee joint. [ 1] This could involve the medial, lateral, central, or bicondylar (medial and lateral). [ 3] Symptoms include pain, swelling, and a decreased ability to move the knee. [ 1] People are generally unable to walk. [ 2]