Bone Fractures
Fig. 3.1 Fig. 3.2 Fig. 3.3 Fig. 3.4 An 11-year-old male roller hockey player fell onto his outstretched hand and complained of wrist pain. Comments Scaphoid fractures are rare in…
Head and Spine Trauma
Fig. 1.1 Fig. 1.2 Fig. 1.3 Fig. 1.4 A 16-year-old male sustains an impact with a hyperflexion cervical injury while performing a somersault during a physical education class. He presents…
Overuse Injuries
Fig. 4.1 Fig. 4.2 Fig. 4.3 Fig. 4.4 A 14-year-old male soccer player complained of pain along the thoracolumbar spine which had increased with hyperextension maneuvers. Spondylolysis was initially suspected…
Miscellanea
Fig. 5.1 Fig. 5.2 Fig. 5.3 Fig. 5.4 A 9-year-old child complaining of left hip pain (restricting his soccer activities) for 3 weeks. Four weeks previously, he had suffered an…
Muscle Strains and Avulsion Injuries
Fig. 2.1 Fig. 2.2 Fig. 2.3 Fig. 2.4 A 17-year-old male soccer player complained of sudden pain and loss of function when running while training. Comments Avulsion fractures of the…
Foot and Ankle Injuries
Fig. 28.1 (a) Components of the “clamp jaw movement” as three-dimensional overall movement of the ankle and subtalar joint as eversion and inversion. (b) Functional-anatomical classification of the foot (From…
Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures
Fracture type Internal fixation performed (%) Type A 55 3.9 Type B 25 37.3 Type C 20 54.3 Complex trauma 12 57.5 + Acetabular fracture 15 Concomitant injuries Head 40…
Cervical Spine Injuries
Fig. 15.1 In the classification of Anderson and Montesano [2], three types are discerned: Type 1 Impacted condyle fractures, Type 2 Condyle fractures with fractures of the subcranium, Type 3…
Management of Hand Injuries
Fig. 14.1 Deep laceration wound of the hand with injury of thenar muscles Severe bruising (tissue contusion) Avulsions (with traction injury) (Fig. 14.2) Fig. 14.2 Degloving injury of the hand…
Femoral Shaft Fractures
Fig. 21.1 Small child with femoral shaft fracture in Bardenheuer traction Both legs are undressed. The skin is cleaned and degreased with disinfectant or ether. Adhesive tape, in which a…
