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  2. List of eponymous fractures - Wikipedia

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    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 ligament tear: internal rotation of the knee: Segond fracture ...

  3. Spiral fracture - Wikipedia

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    An x-ray image of a spiral fracture to the left humerus (upper arm bone) of a 27-year-old male. The injury was sustained during a fall. A spiral fracture (a.k.a. torsion fracture) is a bone fracture occurring when torque (a rotating force) is applied along the axis of a bone. [1]

  4. List of orthopedic implants - Wikipedia

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    Condylar blade plate for condylar fractures of the femur [16] Ender's nail for fixing intertrochanteric fracture [17] Grosse-Kempf nail for tibial or femoral shaft fracture [18] Hansson pin (or LIH for Lars Ingvar Hansson), a hook-pin used for fractures of the femoral neck [19] Harrington rod for fixation of the spine [20]

  5. Health care prices in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the U.S., the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act requires that hospitals treat all patients in need of emergency medical care without considering patients' ability to pay for service. [27] This government mandated care places a cost burden on medical providers, as critically ill patients lacking financial resources must be treated.

  6. Tibia shaft fracture - Wikipedia

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    Tibia shaft fracture is a fracture of the proximal (upper) third of the tibia (lower leg bone). Due to the location of the tibia on the shin, it is the most commonly fractured long bone in the body. Due to the location of the tibia on the shin, it is the most commonly fractured long bone in the body.

  7. Orthopedic cast - Wikipedia

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    Long leg cast for tibial fracture. A long leg cast extends from the upper thigh to the toes, immobilizing the knee joint as well as the lower leg and ankle. It is typically used for injuries requiring stabilization across multiple joints, such as tibial or fibular fractures, severe knee injuries, or post-surgical recovery.

  8. Bone fracture - Wikipedia

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    X-ray showing the proximal portion of a fractured tibia with an intramedullary nail The surgical treatment of mandibular angle fracture; fixation of the bone fragments by the plates, the principles of osteosynthesis are stability (immobility of the fragments that creates the conditions for bones coalescence) and functionality Proximal femur ...

  9. Tibial plateau fracture - Wikipedia

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    Tibial plateau fracture; Other names: Fractures of the tibial plateau: A severe tibial plateau fracture with an associated fibular head fracture: Specialty: Orthopedics: Symptoms: Pain, swelling, decreased ability to move the knee [1] Complications: Injury to the artery or nerve, compartment syndrome [1] Types: Type I to Type VI [2] Causes