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Specialty. Orthopedics. An intraarticular fracture is a bone fracture in which the break crosses into the surface of a joint. This always results in damage to the cartilage. [1] Compared to extraarticular fractures, intraarticular have a higher risk for developing long-term complications, such as posttraumatic osteoarthritis.
Colles fractures occur in all age groups, although certain patterns follow an age distribution. [citation needed] In the elderly, because of the weaker cortex, the fracture is more often extra-articular. Younger individuals tend to require a higher energy force to cause the fracture and tend to have more complex intra-articular fractures.
The Sanders classification system is the most commonly used system for categorizing intra-articular fractures. There are 4 types: [citation needed] Type I fractures are non-displaced fractures (displacement < 2 mm). Type II fractures consist of a single intra-articular fracture that divides the calcaneus into 2 pieces.
Following a tibial plateau fracture, the patient is at risk for arthritis. This is referred to as post-traumatic arthritis. The more displaced the joint intra-articular surface is, the more likely post-traumatic arthritis is to occur. This occurs due to injury to the joint surface cartilage. When cartilage is damaged, arthritis can occur. [15]
Articular cartilage damage is often the cause of severe pain, knee swelling, substantial reduction in mobility and severe restrictions to one's activities. Over the last decades, however, research has focused on regenerating damaged joints. These regenerative procedures are believed to delay osteoarthritis of injuries on the articular cartilage ...
Pain medication, elevation [1] Prognosis. Recovery over 1 to 2 years [1] Frequency. ≈33% of broken bones [2] A distal radius fracture, also known as wrist fracture, is a break of the part of the radius bone which is close to the wrist. [1] Symptoms include pain, bruising, and rapid-onset swelling. [1] The ulna bone may also be broken.
Specialty. Orthopedic. A Barton's fracture is a type of wrist injury where there is a broken bone associated with a dislocated bone in the wrist, typically occurring after falling on top of a bent wrist. [1] It is an intra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint. [2]
Joint. A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body which link an animal's skeletal system into a functional whole. [1][2][3] They are constructed to allow for different degrees and types of movement.