Chapter 2 The diagnosis of fractures and principles of treatment How to diagnose a fracture 25 History 25 Clinical examination 26 Radiological and other visualisation techniques 29 Diagnostic pitfalls 30…
Chapter 16 The fracture clinic The Fracture Consultation 428 Patient’s notes 431 The organisation and running of fracture clinics varies from hospital to hospital. These differences are often dictated by…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
