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Comprehensive information about broken bones, and many resources to help understand
and treat this common orthopedic condition.
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What is a Fracture? Most people were introduced to the orthopedic surgeon at a young age when they were brought to the emergency room with their first broken bone
Introduction to Fractures Fractures, broken bones--you can call it what you wish, it means the same thing--are among the most common orthopedic problems, about 6.8 million come to medical attention each year in the United States
Is it a Fracture or a Break? Despite what you may have heard, a broken bone is not worse than a fracture, they both mean the same thing
In fact, the word fracture, according to the Oxford English Dictionary is defined as "the act of being broken." There are different types of fractures and broken bones, but these words mean the same thing!
A very simple problem, the broken bone, just became a whole lot more complicated! Statistics Orthopedic surgeons treat fractures throughout the skeletal frame, except for the skull (neurosurgeon) and face (ENT, or ear, nose, and throat, surgeon)
Broken Hip - Hip Fracture
Hip fractures are an unfortunate injury most often requires surgical treatment.
Learn about this injury and treatment options.
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Information about a broken hip What is a hip fracture? A broken hip is a common injury, especially in elderly individuals
In the United States, hip fractures are the most common broken bone that requires hospitalization; about 300, 000 Americans are hospitalized for a hip fracture every year
A "broken hip" and a "hip fracture" mean the same thing! How do hip fractures happen? Hip fractures in the elderly are most often caused by a fall, usually a seemingly insignificant fall
In younger patients with stronger bones, more common causes of a broken hip include high-energy injuries such as car accidents
A broken hip in the elderly can be explained primarily by
How much of the problem of broken hips is due to osteoporosis? is a condition that causes loss of bone mass; the composition of the bone is normal, but it is individuals
eMedicine Health - Broken Arm
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms,
and treatment.
September 15, 2006 > Broken Arm 1 | Broken Arm Broken Arm Overview A broken or fractured arm means that one or more of the bones of the arm have been cracked
In adults, fractures of the arm account for nearly half of all broken bones
Important terms related to a broken arm Alignment: The relationship of how the broken portions of the bone come together
This is an indication of how badly a bone is broken
Angulation: The angle formed by the broken pieces of bone
Closed fracture: A broken bone without an open skin wound Comminuted fracture: A bone that is broken in multiple pieces Dislocation: A bone that has come out of a joint Displaced fracture: A broken bone with the parts of the bone not aligned Fracture: A crack in the bone
This is another word for a broken bone
Fracture-dislocation: A broken bone that has also come out of a joint Greenstick fracture: An incomplete fracture seen in children where only one side of the bone is broken Malunion: Healing of the bone in an unsatisfactory position Nonunion: Failure of the pieces of bone to heal back together Occult fracture: A broken bone that does not appear initially on the x-rays Open fracture (compound fracture): A fracture that has a laceration in the skin overlying the break or a fracture that has a piece of bone sticking through the skin Pathologic fracture: A broken bone that is due to a weakness of the bone itself from some other disease 1 | Next: | Last Editorial Review: 10/5/2005 eMedicineHealth.com is a first aid and consumer health information site
eMedicine Health - Broken Elbow
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms,
and treatments.
September 15, 2006 > Broken Elbow 1 | Broken Elbow Broken Elbow Overview Elbow injuries are common in both adults and children
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AAOS - Fractures
Information on fractures from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Fractures and Splinting
Describes initial care of various types of fractures aimed at the layman.
What happens during a fracture: When a fracture occurs, a portion of a bone may chip or crack away or the bone may be completely broken
Open fractures occur when a bone or bone fragment breaks through the skin or the skin and bone are broken in a traumatic, crushing injury
You need to make sure the fracture hasn't broken the skin and you may be able to use the cut away material to aid in splinting
First Aid Preparedness Exam
A 1st Aid preparedness examination for Scouts eager to increase their personal
knowledge and skills.
Questions and Answers About Bone Cancer
Information about bone cancer and tumors from the US National Cancer Institute.
A large amount of alkaline phosphatase can be found in the blood when the cells that form bone tissue are very active—when children are growing, when a broken bone is mending, or when disease or a tumor causes production of abnormal bone tissue
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Medinfo: Osteoporosis Easy to understand information for patients on osteoporosis.
Medical information for patients [ | ] Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a disorder where the bones become weakened by loss of substance (osteopenia), leading to an increased risk of broken bones (fractures) with minimal trauma
It does, however, lead to a risk of broken bones without much of an injury
The broken bones (fractures), which can happen without any obvious cause, can lead to severe pain, which lasts for quite a number of weeks
With a 20% increase in mortality in the first year after a broken hip, the mortality is greater than that of cancer of the neck of the womb (cervix)
Another Victim Of A Drunk Driver
A victims personal account of the accident and her recovery.
He had three broken ribs, a cut on his chin and a large puncture wound to his leg and a broken finger
The surgeon put a steel rod in my right leg and removed the broken bone chips (lost over an inch of bone) and put plates and screws in my left leg just above the knee and extent upward to just above mid thigh
His passenger received a broken collarbone
MEDLine Plus: Fractures
Provides extensive links to articles on fractures. Also features a search engine.
Canine Osteosarcoma
Information for owners regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of canine
osteosarcoma (bone cancer).
This type of broken bone is called a “pathologic fracture” and may be the finding that confirms the diagnosis of bone tumor
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Broken Bones, Sprains, and Strains
From KidsHealth.org, information for parents regarding treatment for these types
of injuries.
> > > > Broken Bones, Sprains, and Strains A broken (fractured) bone requires emergency care
Suspect a possible broken bone if your child heard or felt a bone snap, if your child has difficulty moving the injured part, or if the injured part moves in an unnatural way or is very painful to the touch
What to Do: For a Suspected Broken Bone: If the injury involves your child's neck or back, do not move him unless the child is in imminent danger
An X-ray can determine whether a bone is broken
HealthLink - Conditions Men Get, Too
Discusses osteoporosis, breast cancer, and eating disorders as conditions that
occur in men, although they are typically thought of as "women's diseases."
Bone is continually being broken down and rebuilt
Black Cats and the Black Cat Bone
Essay contrasts fear of black cats in European-American folklore with African-American
belief that a black cat bone acquired and prepared with proper ceremony ...
Out ofcuriousity, i bought a so-called black cat bone mojo bag and a vial of black cat oilfrom one supplier and was amused to see that the bone in questionwas the broken end of a chicken thigh that had been spray-paintedblack, while the oil was lightly fragranced mineral oil
Litrix: The Country of the Blind
HTML of the complete text.
Down this he was whirled, stunned and insensible, but without a bone broken in his body; and then at last came to gentler slopes, and at last rolled out and lay still, buried amidst a softening heap of the white masses that had accompanied and saved him
Below, down what was now a moon-lit and practicable slope, he saw the dark and broken appearance of rock-strewn turf He struggled to his feet, aching in every joint and limb, got down painfully from the heaped loose snow about him, went downward until he was on the turf, and there dropped rather than lay beside a boulder, drank deep from the flask in his inner pocket, and instantly fell asleep
The Anglo-Saxon Dooms, 560-975
Presented by Oliver J. Thatcher in "The Library of Original Sources". This text
is part of the Internet Medieval Source Book.
If the outer hion be broken, let bot be made with ten shillings
If the collar-bone be broken, let bot be made with six shillings
If a thigh be broken, let bot be made with twelve shillings; if the man become halt, then the friends must arbitrate
If a rib be broken, let bot be made with three shillings
Calcium
Explores where this mineral is stored in the body and how it is metabolized and
regulated. Includes causes, symptoms, and treatment for hypercalcemia and ...
Disorders in which bone is broken down (resorbed) or destroyed, causing calcium to be released, may also cause hypercalcemia
In Paget's disease, bone is broken down, but the calcium level in the blood is usually normal
Boning Up on Osteoporosis
Article by Carolyn J. Strange examining some things will help to lessen the
effects of osteoporosis, and reduce its severity.
The chronic pain and anxiety that accompany a frail frame make people curtail meaningful activities because, in extreme cases, the simplest things can cause broken bones: Stepping off a curb
thin, small-boned frame broken bones or stooped posture in older family members, especially women, which suggest a family history of osteoporosis early estrogen deficiency in women who experience menopause before age 45, either naturally or resulting from surgical removal of the ovaries estrogen deficiency due to abnormal absence of menstruation (as may accompany eating disorders) ethnic heritage White and Asian women are at highest risk; African-American and Hispanic women are at lower, but significant, risk
Thyroid Disease, Osteoporosis and Calcium
An in depth discussion from MedicineNet on prevention, therapies, and treatment
options.
In her mid 40's, she had already broken several bones (two of her wrist and one of her leg)
This loss is documented by the measurement of bone density (densitometry) and leads to an increased risk of broken bones (fractures)
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