Basic Sciences
1 Clavicular injuries: mechanism of injury : Most (94%) clavicular injuries result from a direct blow on the …
The wrist and hand 1 Colles fracture: A Colles fracture is a fracture of the radius within 2.5 cm of the wris…
32 Aftercare (a): The patient is seen the next day and the fingers examined for adequacy of the circulation a…
(a) the cord may or may not be transected, (b) the nerve roots may be undamaged, partly divided or completely…
1. General principles: 1 The main concern in any spinal injury is less with the spine itself than with the cl…
21 DETERMINING THE SEVERITY OF NEUROLOGICAL INVOLVEMENT It is helpful to record the extent of any neurologica…
18. Reduction technique (a): Anaesthesia is necessary for the reduction of this fracture, and either a genera…
COMPLICATIONS OF FRACTURES Complications which may occur in a patient who has suffered a fracture or dislocat…
1 Closed reduction of fractures: Basic techniques (a): The direction and magnitude of the causal force (1) an…
11 Palpation The sharp edge of a fracture may be palpable. Note also the presence of localised oedema. This i…
Pathology and healing of fractures 1 Initial definitions: Fracture: A fracture is present when there is loss …
Fracture patterns and their significance: Hair-line fractures 12 Pathological fractures (b): Pathological fra…
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