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Change: tibia. This is a common site for spiralfemur. fractures.Spiral FractureSpiral fractures are caused by a rotational or torsion force. A typical mechanism would be if your foot is caught and you rotate your leg, you are at risk of spiral fracture of the tibia. Pathological Fracture Fracture
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Feb 22 2010, 5:00 AM EST
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Change: (syn. open fracture) is one in which the patient's skin has been punctured or torn and the skin breach is associated with the fracture.leftThis child has a fracture of the distal 1/3 of the radius and
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Feb 22 2010, 4:23 AM EST
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Change: point. Stellate fractures could occur when any plate-like bony structure receives a sufficiently large (localised) blow. Other anatomical regions that can demonstrate stellate fractures are the skull and acetabulum.The mechanism of injury is commonly a direct impact to the patella ssociatedassociated with a patient falling directly onto his/her
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Change: subluxation of the right SI joint and symphysis pubis. This is not a fracture but is worthy of inclusion in a list of fracture types given that isfractured apatella termafter usedfalling todirectly describeonto boneher trauma.knee.Stellate fractures are most
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Change: This patient suffered a subluxation of the right SI joint and symphysis pubis. This is not a fracture but is worthy of inclusion in a list of fracture types given that is a term used to describe bone trauma.Stellate fractures are most commonly associated
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Change: affected by tumourcystPathological FractureNo particular mechanism is associated with pathological fracture. Pathological fractures are often caused by trivial force. Subluxation (joint) Fracture Type DescriptionMechanismThis patient suffered a subluxation of the right SI joint and
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Change: axial compression force. This patient fell from a roof and landed on his feet. There is an wedge fracture of L2.Wedge fractures are commonly seen in the vertebral bodies. Still to comeLongitudinal fracturetransverseobliquebowingimpactedepiphyseal....back to the Applied Radiography home page
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Change: fracture site.fracture.leftThis child has a fracture of the distal 1/3 of the radius and ulna. There is evidence of air in the soft tissues
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Change: A diastasis is an abnormal separation of two anatomical structures that are normally located together. This pelvis image demonstrates a iastasis of the symphysis pubis and the right sacroiliac jointMechanism of injury for diastasis would include shear and tension. Fracture-Dislocation Fracture Type DescriptionMechanismFracture-DislocationThis is
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Jul 27 2009, 8:03 PM EDT
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Change: The image shown (left) is a Galeazzi fracture characterised as a fracture of the distal third of the radius and a dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint (DRUJ)Fracture-DislocationThere is no specific mechanism for fracture-dislocations Greenstick Fracture Fracture Type DescriptionMechanism This 3 year old
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Change: A crush fracture is a fracture type associated with a crushing injury. These fractures are almost invariably comminuted. The term crush fracture is commonly used to refer to crushing injuries of the digits.Crush FractureComminuted fractures do not result from a specific
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Change: fracture. Pathological fractures are often caused by trivial force. Incomplete Fracture Fracture Type DescriptionMechanismThis 3 year old boy fell of the monkeybars onto an outstretched hand. He has a greenstick fracture of the distal 1/3 of the radius and ulna.Incomplete FractureAn incomplete fracture
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Change: Chondral, osteochondral and subchondral FracturesComminuted Fracture Fracture Type DescriptionMechanismComminuted FractureA comminuted fracture is one in which there are multiple bone fragments. This is a comminuted fracture of the calcaneum caused by a fall from a height (so-called lover's fracture or Don Juan fracture)Memory aid-
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Jun 19 2009, 10:42 PM EDT
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Change: A typical mechanism would be if your foot is caught and you rotate your leg, you are at risk of spiral fracture of the tibia like the one shown (left)tibia. Intra-articular Fracture Fracture Type DescriptionMechanism Intra-articular FractureThis calcaneal fracture extends into the
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Change: An incomplete fracture occurs when the fracture does not traverse the bone completely i.e. some of the bone remains intact. Greenstick fractures provide a common example of incomplete fractures. Adults can also experience incomplete fractures.Incomplete FractureA variety of forces could result in
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Change: A greenstick fracture is more commonly seen in children's longbones. When a bending force is applied to a bone, the cortex on the concave side
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Change: This child has aFractures compound fracture of the left radiusforearm and ulnahumerus with a bone fragment penetrating the skin.http://www.purepainracing.com/images/jake_wrist_5_.jpg http://www.airahospital.org/?cat=14Compound FractureCompound fractures are usually caused by a sharp bone end protruding through the skin. There is no specific mechanism.Memory aid- compound
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Change: A subluxation is a partial or incomplete dislocation. The definition is a little vague. Certain joints, when traumatically separated, tend to be described as subluxed
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Change: http://www.purepainracing.com/images/jake_wrist_5_.jpgCompound FractureCompound fractures are usually caused by a sharp bone end protruding through the skin. There is no specific mechanism.Memory aid- compound fractures compound a bad situation! Spiral Fracture Fracture Type DescriptionMechanism Spiral FractureA spiral fracture is an obliquely
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