Items tagged “upper limb fracture”
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Avulsion injury
Avulsion injuries or fractures occur where the joint capsule, ligament, tendon or muscle attachment site is pulled off from the bone, usually taking a fragment of cortical bone. Avulsion fractures are commonly distracted due to the high tensile forces involved. There are numerous sites at which ...
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Fifth metacarpal fracture
Published
24 Jun 2009
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Bennett fracture
Published
10 May 2012
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Piedmont fracture
Piedmont fractures have been variably defined in the literature. Many suggest that Piedmont fractures are synonymous with Galeazzi fractures. That is, a fracture of the radius at the middle and distal third with associated disruption of the distal radioulnar joint. Others, such as Greenspan 1, d...
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Mayo classification of scaphoid fractures
The Mayo classification of scaphoid fractures divides scaphoid fractures into three types according to the anatomic location of the fracture line:
middle (70%)
distal (20%)
proximal (10%)
Fractures of the distal third are further divided into distal articular surface and distal t...
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Occult fracture
Occult fractures are those that are not visible on imaging, most commonly plain radiographs and sometimes CT, either due to lack of displacement or limitations of the imaging study. There may be clinical signs of a fracture without one actually being seen. MRI or nuclear medicine studies are som...
Case
Midshaft humerus fracture
Published
13 Dec 2021
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