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A fracture is a broken bone. It needs medical care. If the broken bone is the result of major trauma or injury, call 911 or your local emergency number.
In this type of fracture, the bone fragments on each side of the break are not aligned. A displaced fracture may require surgery to realign the bones properly.
A severely broken leg may require metal pins and plates to hold the fragments together. Less severe breaks may be treated with a cast or splint. In all cases, ...
Conditions that weaken bones, such as osteoporosis and bone tumors, increase your risk of a broken arm. This type of break is known as a pathological fracture.
Fractures can range from tiny cracks in the bones to breaks in more than one bone and breaks that come through the skin.
Greenstick fracture. The bone cracks but doesn't break all the way — like what happens when you bend a green stick of wood. Most broken bones in children are ...
The radioactive material makes damaged bones, including stress fractures, show up as bright spots on the image. ... Most often, a broken bone must be kept from ...
When you're young, your body makes new bone faster than it breaks down old bone and your bone mass increases. ... In some cases, broken bones in the spine can ...
Then it rises again in older people as they lose bone strength with age. Complications. Most broken collarbones heal without difficulty. Complications, when ...
Your wrist is made up of eight small bones (carpal bones) plus two long bones in your forearm — the radius and the ulna. Each finger consists of one hand bone ( ...
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