The wrist is the most commonly injured region of the upper extremity. Fractures of the distal radius and ulna account for three fourths of wrist injuries. The carpal bones themselves are injured much less frequently but account for up to 10% of injuries to the structures of the hand. Not...

OTA 2002 - Session 7 Session VII - Tibia Sat., 10/12/02 Tibia, Paper #48, 4:43 PM The Use of Hybrid Fixators in Proximal Tibia Fractures Roberto Varsalona, MD ; Bruce H. Ziran, MD; S. Avondo, MD; Q. Mollica, MD; University of Catagnia, Sicily, Italy; and University of Pittsburgh, Department of Orthopaedics,...

OTA 2002 - Session 10 Session X - Upper Extremity Sun., 10/13/02 Upper Extremity, Paper #63, 10:10 AM The Impacted Varus Proximal Humeral Fracture. Which Factors Affect Outcome? Charles M. Court-Brown, MD, FRCS; Margaret M. McQueen, MD, FRCS; Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Purpose: A prospective analysis of 99...

eMedicine 2004
A fracture is defined as a disruption in the integrity of a living bone, involving injury to the bone marrow, periosteum, and adjacent soft tissues. Many types of fractures exist, such as pathologic, stress, and greenstick fractures. When a fracture occurs, it is described radiographically and clinically in terms...

Medial condyle fractures involve a fracture line that extends through and separates the medial metaphysis and epicondyle from the rest of the humerus. By definition, the fracture line must involve the trochlear articular surface. Medial condyle fractures must not be confused with medial epicondyle fractures that involve the medial column...

Discussion: - term pilon (hammer) fracture was introduced to describe these compression injuries by Destot in 1911; - fracture components: - combination of ankle fracture & distal tibial metaphyseal fracture, usually with intra articular...

Article by Walsh & Patterson 2004
Medial condyle fractures involve a fracture line that extends through and separates the medial metaphysis and epicondyle from the rest of the humerus. By definition, the fracture line must involve the trochlear articular surface. Medial condyle fractures must not be confused with medial epicondylar fractures...

Trimalleolar Fracture: (Cotton Fracture)
involves fractures of medial malleolus & fibula, along with fracture of posterior lip of articular surface of tibia
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

The earliest report of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) was published in 1888 by Konig, who characterized a loose body formation associated with articular cartilage and subchondral bone fracture. In 1922, Kappis described this process in the ankle joint. On the basis of a review of all literature describing transchondral fractures of...

Pilon fractures in the distal tibia result from axial forces that can range from low to high energy and produce a spectrum of articular and metaphyseal injuries. These can be challenging to manage, especially when associated with significant soft tissue injury. Although a variety of options are available to treat...

Synonyms and related keywords: infraction of the metatarsal head, osteochondrosis of the metatarsal heads, avascular necrosis of the metatarsal head, eggshell fracture, peculiar metatarsal disease, Koehler second disease, Panner disease of the metatarsals, osteochondritis deformans metatarso-juvenilis, malacopathia, subchondral bone fatigue fracture of the metatarsal head, dorsal trabecular stress injury of...

Thacker, Tejwani & Thakkar 2008
Fractures of the acetabulum occur primarily in young adults as a result of high-velocity trauma. These fractures are often associated with other life-threatening injuries. Displacement of the fracture fragments leads to articular incongruity of the hip joint that results in abnormal pressure distribution on the articular cartilage...

Archive Copy 2004: University of Alabama Trauma Protocols

Soft tissue injuries of the knee are some of the most common and clinically challenging musculoskeletal disorders in patients presenting to the ED. Therefore, establishing clear-cut diagnostic and therapeutic objectives for these injuries is important. Knee pain and related symptoms may derive from damage to 1 or more of the soft...

Physical Exam Radiographs ACL Anteromedial Instability Anterolateral Rotatory Instability Arcuate Ligament Complex Arthrofibrosis Arthroscopy of the Knee Arthrodesis Articular Cartilage Baker's Cyst Bipartite Patella Blood Supply Blount's Disease Bursitis Capsule Chondral Injuries of the Knee Chondromalacia Diff Dx Discoid Meniscus Dislocations of the Knee Extensor Mechanism Injuries of the Knee Flexion Contracture Genu Varum Hemarthrosis High Tibial Osteotomy Intercondylar Eminence Fracture Jumper's Knee Kinematics of the Knee Joint Lachman Exam Lateral Anatomy Lateral Collateral Ligament Lateral Retinacular Release Ligaments of Humphrey and Wrisberg Medial...

Medscape General Medicine 1(3), 1999. Stephen K. Benirschke, MD, and Patricia A. Kramer, PhD, Department of Orthopaedics, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
Abstract; Calcaneal fractures remain among the most challenging fractures encountered by orthopaedic traumatologists, but the technology exists today to treat any isolated calcaneal fracture. Critical to patient outcome is...

OTA 2002 - Session 10 Session X - Upper Extremity Sun., 10/13/02 Upper Extremity, Paper #65, 10:29 AM A Randomized Controlled Trial of Closed Reduction and Casting versus Closed Reduction and External Fixation for Distal Radius Fractures with Metaphyseal Displacement but Without Joint Incongruity Hans J. Kreder, MD, FRCS(C) ; Douglas...