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A bone fracture (abbreviated FRX or Fx, F x, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of any bone in the body. In more severe cases, the bone may be broken into several fragments, known as a comminuted fracture. [1]
Distal radius fracture; Other names: Broken wrist [1] A Colles fracture as seen on X-ray: It is a type of distal radius fracture. Specialty: Orthopedics, emergency medicine: Symptoms: Pain, bruising, and swelling of the wrist [1] Usual onset: Sudden [1] Types: Colles' fracture, Smith's fracture, Barton's fracture, Hutchinson fracture [2] Causes ...
X-ray of the above comminuted fracture treated with an intramedullary fixation device. In children, breaks in the middle of the clavicle treated with surgery resulted in faster recoveries but more complications. [11] The evidence for different types of surgery for breaks of the middle part of the clavicle is poor as of 2015. [12]
Diagnostic imaging may include ultrasound, plain radiography (x-ray imaging), Computed tomography scan (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). [2] [4] A fat pad sign may be present on diagnostic imaging and may indicate a radial head fracture. [5] A diagnosed radial head fracture can be classified according to the Mason-Johnston system. [3]
Fracture with a dorsal tilt. Dorsal is left, and volar is right in the image. There are a number of ways to classify distal radius fractures.Classifications systems are devised to describe patterns of injury which will behave in predictable ways, to distinguish between conditions which have different outcomes or which need different treatments.
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.
A femoral fracture is a bone fracture that involves the femur. They are typically sustained in high-impact trauma, such as car crashes , due to the large amount of force needed to break the bone. Fractures of the diaphysis , or middle of the femur, are managed differently from those at the head, neck, and trochanter ; those are conventionally ...
X-ray showing a fracture of the clavicula and scapula. Most fractures of the scapula can be seen on a chest X-ray; however, they may be missed during examination of the film. [1] Serious associated injuries may distract from the scapular injury, [4] and diagnosis is often delayed. [3] Computed tomography may also be used. [1]