Fractures Wounds and Injuries Conditions and Diseases

Breach in continuity of a bone. Types of fractures include simple, compound, comminuted, greenstick, incomplete, impacted, longitudinal, oblique, stress or transverse.

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• Parasol EMT - Fractures - From the First Aid book. Description, causes, treatments of several types of fractures.
  
• MedlinePlus: Fractures - Provides links to articles on fractures. Also features a search engine.
  
• Hippocratic Treatise On Fractures - Translation of an original document written circa 400 B.C.
  
• Ankle Fractures - The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provides a detailed and illustrated description of the different types, as well as their causes, diagnosis and management.
  
• About Fractures - Comprehensive information about broken bones, and many resources to help understand and treat this common orthopedic condition.
  
• Ellen's Broken Jaw Tips - Describes how to cope with eating with a wired jaw.
  
• The Internet Classics Archive - On Fractures by Hippocrates - Translation by Francis Adams. An 89k text-only version is available for download.
  
• eMedicine Health - Broken Collarbone - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
  
• eMedicine Health - Vertebral Compression Fracture - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this disorder.
  
• Cervical Spine Fractures - Describing c-spine fractures with illustrations. Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation.
  
• eMedicine Health - Broken Elbow - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatments.
  
• eMedicine Health - Crutches - Consumer health resource center providing information on crutches.
  
• eMedicine Health - Boxer's Fracture - Consumer health resource center providing information on causes, symptoms, and treatments.
  
• AAOS - Fractures - Information on fractures from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  
• eMedicine Health - Ankle Fracture - Consumer health resource center providing an overview of ankle fractures and their causes, symptoms and treatment.
  
• eMedicine Health - Cast Care - Consumer health resource center providing information on plaster/fiberglass cast care.
  
• About: Hip Fractures - Hip fractures are an unfortunate injury most often requires surgical treatment. Learn about this injury and treatment options.
  
• Hip Fractures - Article on this common type of fracture, from the Mayo Clinic.
  
• Fractures and Splinting - Describes initial care of various types of fractures aimed at the layman.
  
• Falls and Hip Fractures Among Older Adults - Article from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
  
• Pictures of Fractures - Includes scanned x-rays, and emergency outdoor treatment. From Survive Outdoors Inc.
  
• eMedicine Health - Elbow Dislocation - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
  
• Forearm Fractures - Discussion of causes, diagnosis and treatment, from eMedicine.
  
• RadiologyInfo: Bone Radiography - Information for patients about bone x-rays, including preparation, benefits and risks.
  
• eMedicine Health - Broken Arm - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
  
  

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