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  2. Femoral fracture - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Femoral neck - Wikipedia

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    A fracture of the femoral neck is classified as a type of hip fracture.It is often due to osteoporosis; in the vast majority of cases, a hip fracture is a fragility fracture due to a fall or minor trauma in someone with weakened osteoporotic bone.

  4. Bone fracture - Wikipedia

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    An open fracture (or compound fracture) is a bone fracture where the broken bone breaks through the skin. [2] A bone fracture may be the result of high force impact or stress , or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis , osteopenia , bone cancer , or osteogenesis imperfecta ...

  5. Tony Hawk recovering after skateboarding accident, broken ...

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    The 53-year-old was apparently skating when he broke his leg, and shared photos of the X-ray on Instagram. Tony Hawk recovering after skateboarding accident, broken femur [Video] Skip to main content

  6. Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk recovering after brutal ...

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    “Yesterday sucked,” Hawk wrote, in part. “I broke my elbow 20 years ago and managed to make a full comeback. This recovery for a broken femur will be much harder because of the severity (and ...

  7. Lateral condyle of femur - Wikipedia

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    The osteochondral fracture occurs on the weight-bearing portion of the lateral condyle. Typically, the condyle will fracture (and the patella may dislocate) as a result of severe impaction from activities such as downhill skiing and parachuting. [1] Open reduction and internal fixation surgery is typically used to repair an osteochondral fracture.

  8. List of eponymous fractures - Wikipedia

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    Practical Fracture Treatment 5th edition, page 187. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008. ISBN 978-0-443-06876-8. Jefferson fracture: Sir Geoffrey Jefferson: fracture of first cervical vertebra: compression of neck: Jefferson fracture at Whonamedit? Jones fracture: Sir Robert Jones: fracture of base of 5th metatarsal extending into intermetatarsal ...

  9. Hip fracture - Wikipedia

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    A hip fracture is a break that occurs in the upper part of the femur (thigh bone), at the femoral neck or (rarely) the femoral head. [2] Symptoms may include pain around the hip, particularly with movement, and shortening of the leg. [2] Usually the person cannot walk. [3] A hip fracture is usually a femoral neck fracture.