Read about types of bone fracture (broken bones). The most common broken bones are stress fractures, rib fractures, skull fractures, hip fractures, and fractures in children. Causes vary and treatment is dependent upon the type of fracture.
Aside from a fall, any trauma can potentially cause a hip fracture. Depending upon the mechanism of injury, the femur may not break; rather, a portion of the pelvis (often the pubic ramus) may be fractured. The initial pain may be in the hip area, but examination and X-rays may revea...
Your OA puts you at a higher risk of falls, which can cause broken bones and other injuries. Exercises that focus on strength and balance can reduce your fall risk. You also can make changes in your home to reduce the risk. They include: Make sure you have enough lighting. You may nee...
Methods Falls were prospectively monitored for 1 year via fall calendars. Age, sex, body mass index (BMI), anxiolytic use, balance confidence, LBP-related disability, and prior fall history were identified as covariates. Hip pain, pain with hip internal rotation (IR), hip IR range of motion...
What is the most common cause of hematomas? Trauma is the most common cause of a hematoma. When people think of trauma, they generally think of car accidents, falls, head injuries, broken bones and gunshot wounds. Trauma to tissue also may be caused by an aggressive sneeze or an unexpecte...
Osteoporosis has a variety of causes, and they all depend on the unique case of the individual. Your bones are in a constant state of renewal, which means that new bone forms when the old bone is broken down. At young age, your body has the capacity to create new bone more faster tha...
Internal bleeding may occur with broken bones that contain bone marrow in which blood production occurs. These bones have a rich blood supply, and significant amounts of blood can be lost with fractures. The break of a long bone such as the thighbone (femur) can result in the loss of one...
Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses such as bending over or coughing can cause a break. Osteoporosis-related breaks most commonly occur in the hip, wrist or spine. Bone is living tissue that is constantly being broken down and...
Hip fractures Tibial plateau fractures Ankle fractures Anybroken bonecan be the result of osteoporosis. While broken bones are typically the result of major trauma to the body, such as automobile collisions or falls off a ladder, in people with osteoporosis,these fractures can occur with much less...
Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF): This is when pieces of a broken bone are put into their correct position using surgery and secured together with screws, plates, sutures, or rods. External fixation: This is when pins are inserted through the skin and into both sides of a bone...