TRAUMA
a DEFINITION Distal radius fractures occur at the distal end of the bone, originating in the metaphyseal regi…
DEFINITION Proximal humerus fractures may involve the surgical neck, the greater tuberosity, and/or the lesse…
n DEFINITION A posterior wall fracture is one of the elementary fracture types as described by Letournel and …
DEFINITION Fractures that occur above or around the femoral component of a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The…
DEFINITION Bicondylar tibial plateau fractures involve both medial and lateral tibia plateaus. Schatzker type…
DEFINITION A femoral shaft fracture is any fracture of the femoral diaphysis from 5 cm below the lesser troch…
DEFINITION A bimodal age distribution exists for patients with distal radius fractures (ie, young adults vs. …
DEFINITION Fractures of the femoral head are rare and occur almost exclusively with associated high-energy hi…
DEFINITION Simple dislocations of the elbow can most often be treated successfully with closed means: reducti…
f DEFINITION Fragment-specific fixation is a treatment approach for complex articular fracture patterns chara…
DEFINITION Capitellar fractures are uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of all elbow fractures and 6% of al…
DEFINITION Intramedullary nailing techniques are typically used for closed and open displaced diaphyseal tibi…
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