enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: growth plate fracture in ankle treatment

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Salter–Harris fracture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salter–Harris_fracture

    Most growth plate fractures heal without any lasting effects. [1] Rarely, bridging bone may form across the fracture, causing stunted growth and/or curving. [1] In such cases, the bridging bone may need to be surgically removed. [1] A growth plate fracture may also stimulate growth, causing a longer bone than the corresponding bone on the other ...

  3. Child bone fracture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Bone_Fracture

    Fractures in children generally heal relatively fast, but may take several weeks to heal. [17] Most growth plate fractures heal without any lasting effects. [17] Rarely, bridging bone may form across growth plates, causing stunted growth and/or curving. [17] In such cases, the bridging bone may need to be surgically removed. [17]

  4. Ankle fracture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankle_fracture

    Surgically fixated bimalleolar ankle fracture. The broad goals of treating ankle fractures are restoring the ankle joint to normal alignment, healing the fracture, and preventing arthritis. [9] The stability of the ankle joint often dictates treatment. Certain fracture patterns are stable and are thus treated without surgery similarly to ankle ...

  5. List of eponymous fractures - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_fractures

    Overuse injuries of the Musculoskeletal System, page 331. Informa Health Care, 2004. ISBN 978-0-8493-1428-5. Salter–Harris fracture: R.B. Salter, W.R. Harris [5] fractures involving a growth plate: various: Salter–Harris fractures at Medscape: Segond fracture: Paul Segond: lateral tibial plateau avulsion fracture with anterior cruciate ...

  6. Bone healing - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_healing

    Bone healing, or fracture healing, is a proliferative physiological process in which the body facilitates the repair of a bone fracture. Generally, bone fracture treatment consists of a doctor reducing (pushing) displaced bones back into place via relocation with or without anaesthetic, stabilizing their position to aid union, and then waiting ...

  7. Vitamin D not recommended for preventing fractures in older ...

    www.aol.com/vitamin-d-not-recommended-preventing...

    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation advising against using vitamin D to prevent falls and fractures in people over 60. Pharmacist Katy Dubinsky weighs in.

  8. Orthopedic plate - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthopedic_plate

    Orthopedic surgeon making adjustments to a metal plate in a patient's ankle. An orthopedic plate is a form of internal fixation used in orthopaedic surgery to hold fractures in place to allow bone healing [1] and to reduce the possibility of nonunion. Most modern plates include bone screws to help the orthopedic plate stay in place.

  9. Epiphyseal plate - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyseal_plate

    The epiphyseal plate, epiphysial plate, physis, or growth plate is a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone.It is the part of a long bone where new bone growth takes place; that is, the whole bone is alive, with maintenance remodeling throughout its existing bone tissue, but the growth plate is the place where the long bone grows longer (adds length).

  1. Ads

    related to: growth plate fracture in ankle treatment