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(g) greenstick fracture (h) oblique fracture Open ankle fracture with luxation Periprosthetic fracture of left femur. In orthopedic medicine, fractures are classified in various ways. Historically they are named after the physician who first described the fracture conditions, however, there are more systematic classifications as well.
Fracture with a dorsal tilt: Dorsal is left, and volar is right in the image. X-ray of the affected wrist is required if a fracture is suspected. Posteroanterior, lateral, and oblique views can be used together to describe the fracture. [5]
Transverse or short oblique fractures with no comminution or a small butterfly fragment of less than 25% of width of the bone II Comminuted with a butterfly fragment of 50% or less of the width of the bone III Comminuted with a large butterfly fragment of greater than 50% of the width of bone IV Segmental comminution
The Müller AO Classification of fractures is a system for classifying bone fractures initially published in 1987 [1] by the AO Foundation as a method of categorizing injuries according to therognosis of the patient's anatomical and functional outcome. "AO" is an initialism for the German "Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen", the ...
[1] [13] In such a fracture, the hard blow to the tip of the distal phalanx typically results in a transverse or oblique fracture in the proximal phalanx (base of toe), but can occur in any phalanx. [1] [13] An open wound toe fracture may result from an injury from a lawn mower. [6]
An ankle fracture is a break of one or more of the bones that make up the ankle joint. [1] Symptoms may include pain, swelling, ... (AP), lateral, and oblique (or ...
The Angels have played better recently, but an oblique strain to shortstop Zach Neto and a left pelvis fracture to infielder Gio Urshela will test the team's depth once again.
Chauffeur's fracture, also known as Hutchinson fracture, is a type of intraarticular oblique fracture of the radial styloid process in the forearm. [1] The injury is typically caused by compression of the scaphoid bone of the hand against the styloid process of the distal radius. It can be caused by falling onto an outstretched hand.