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Heel bone fracture, [1] lover's fracture, Don Juan fracture: X-ray of a fractured calcaneus: Specialty: Orthopedics, emergency medicine: Symptoms: Pain, bruising, trouble walking, deformity of the heel [1] Complications: Arthritis, decreased range of motion of the foot [1] Causes: Landing on the feet following a fall from a height, motor ...
A calcaneal spur (also known as a heel spur) is a bony outgrowth from the calcaneal tuberosity (heel bone). [1] Calcaneal spurs are typically detected by x-ray examination. [2] It is a form of exostosis. When a foot is exposed to constant stress, calcium deposits build up on the bottom of the heel bone. Generally, this has no effect on a person ...
An avulsion fracture at the base of the fifth metatarsal is sometimes called a "dancer's fracture" or a "pseudo Jones fracture", and usually responds readily to non-operative treatment. [18] The X-ray appearance of the developmental "apophysis" in this area may have some resemblance of a fracture, but is not a fracture; it is the secondary ...
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 ...
Typically evaluation begins with x-rays, which can provide information about the mechanism of injury, severity of injury, and stability of fracture. The Ottawa ankle rules determine the necessity of obtaining x-rays in patients with acute ankle injuries. These guidelines were created to minimize the expense of unnecessary x-rays. [9]
In patients younger than 12, wrist fractures cause specific alterations at the surface of the bone (bulge, angulation, offset or fracture gap), and through diagnosis and treatment can be identified without X-ray imaging. [14] Intra-articular fractures are rare and require X-ray imaging. The standard procedure is the wrist SAFE algorithm. [15 ...
A Salter–Harris fracture is a fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate (growth plate) of a bone, specifically the zone of provisional calcification. [2] It is thus a form of child bone fracture. It is a common injury found in children, occurring in 15% of childhood long bone fractures. [3]
X-rays of hip dysplasia are one of the two main methods of medical imaging to diagnose hip dysplasia, the other one being medical ultrasonography. [1] [2] Ultrasound imaging yields better results defining the anatomy until the cartilage is ossified. When the infant is around 3 months old a clear roentgenographic image can be achieved.