Bone Fractures Dr Nichols CHS Complete Fracture Radius
Bone Fractures Dr. Nichols CHS
Complete Fracture (Radius)
Compound Fracture Complete fracture in which bone breaks through skin
Compound Fx. (tibia/fibula) http: //www. vh. org/adult/provider/radiology/icmrad/skeletal/Parts/Compound. html
Greenstick Fx. http: //www. vh. org/adult/provider/radiology/icmrad/skeletal/01 Trauma. html
Galeazzi fx. Dislocation distal ulna Fx. distal 3 rd of radius http: //www. hawaii. edu/medicine/pediatrics/pemxray/v 1 c 16. html
5 -year-old girl fell onto outstretched hand sustained Gartland Type II supracondylar humerus fx. http: //www. uphs. upenn. edu/ortho/oj/2002/html/oj 15 sp 02 p 43. html
Colles’ Fracture (broken wrist)
X-ray of Colles’ fracture
Oblique Fracture
Mal-union resulting in fusion of radius/ulna Bone callus & fragments caused bones to ossify and fuse; prevents pronation & supination. http: //www. vh. org/adult/provider/radiology/icmrad/skeletal/01 Trauma. html
Comminuted Fracture of Lower Leg (21 -year-old man was struck by a forklift)
Comminuted fx. (distal humerus) anterior view
Comminuted fx. humerus--lateral view
Incomplete Longitudinal Fracture (Distal Phalanx of Left Thumb)
Spiral Fracture
Pathological Fracture of femur secondary to rickets (1 -year old boy)
tumor Pathologic fx. as result of bone tumor that weakened the arm. Fx. http: //www. hawaii. edu/medicine/pediatrics/pemxray/v 6 c 01. html
Pathologic fx. from tumor which compromised bone’s strength. http: //www. vh. org/adult/provider/radiology/icmrad/skeletal/01 Trauma. html
Stress Fx. Result of overuse or stress on bone. Growth plates Fx. http: //www. vh. org/adult/provider/radiology/icmrad/skeletal/01 Trauma. html
http: //www. vh. org/adult/provider/radiology/icmrad/skeletal/01 Trauma. html humerus ra s u i d a n l u Dislocation of elbow
Dislocation of Elbow Joint
http: //www. vh. org/adult/provider/radiology/icmrad/skeletal/01 Trauma. html Avulsion--hip (pelvis of 19 -year old high school sprinter) Bony fragment pulled from pelvis at point of growth plate and muscle attachment.
Compression fx. L 1 vertebral body http: //www. emedicine. com/radio/topic 817. htm
Thoracic Fx. http: //www. vh. org/adult/provider/radiology/icmrad/skeletal/01 Trauma. html
Depressed fx.
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