Nightstick fracture (ulna)
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Nightstick fractures are isolated fractures of the ulna, typically transverse and located in the mid-diaphysis and usually resulting from a direct blow. It is a characteristic defensive fracture when the patient tries to ward off an overhead blow from an assailant (or local law enforcement officer) branding a bar-like weapon.
Treatment and prognosis
Although typically a closed fracture, they have a higher rate of delayed union or non-union.
History and etymology
Historically this fracture was seen not infrequently due to a strike from a policeman’s baton (known as a nightstick in the USA).
-<p><strong>Nightstick fractures</strong> are isolated fractures of the <a href="/articles/ulna">ulna</a>, typically transverse and located in the mid-diaphysis and usually resulting from a direct blow. It is a characteristic defensive fracture when the patient tries to ward off an overhead blow from an assailant (or local law enforcement officer) branding a bar-like weapon.</p><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>Although typically a closed fracture, they have a higher rate of delayed union or non-union.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>Historically this fracture was seen not infrequently due to a strike from a policeman’s baton (known as a nightstick in the USA).</p>- +<p><strong>Nightstick fractures</strong> are isolated fractures of the <a href="/articles/ulna">ulna</a>, typically transverse and located in the mid-diaphysis and usually resulting from a direct blow. It is a characteristic defensive fracture when the patient tries to ward off an overhead blow from an assailant (or local law enforcement officer) branding a bar-like weapon.</p><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>Although typically a closed fracture, they have a higher rate of delayed union or <a title="Fracture non-union" href="/articles/fracture-non-union-1">non-union</a>.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>Historically this fracture was seen not infrequently due to a strike from a policeman’s baton (known as a nightstick in the USA).</p>