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Clavicle Fractures EPIDEMIOLOGY Clavicle fractures account for approximately 2.6% of all fractures and for 44…
DISTAL HUMERUS fractures EPIDEMIOLOGY This is a relatively uncommon injury, comprising approximately 2% of al…
Transverse Ligament Rupture (Traumatic C1–C2 Instability) This rare, usually fatal, injury is seen mostly in …
PRINCIPLES OF CLOSED REDUCTION Displaced fractures, including those that will undergo internal fixation, shou…
FEMORAL SHAFT Fractures EPIDEMIOLOGY The highest age- and gender-specific incidences of femoral shaft fractur…
PEDIATRIC FEMORAL SHAFT EPIDEMIOLOGY Represent 1.6% of all fractures in the pediatric population. Males are m…
HUMERAL SHAFT FRACTURES EPIDEMIOLOGY It is a common injury, representing 3% to 5% of all fractures. Incidence…
ELBOW DISLOCATION EPIDEMIOLOGY Elbow dislocation accounts for 11% to 28% of elbow injuries. Posterior disloca…
DISTAL FEMUR Fractures EPIDEMIOLOGY Distal femoral fractures account for about 7% of all femur fractures. If …
An open fracture refers to an osseous disruption in which a break in the skin and underlying soft tissue comm…
PATHOLOGIC FRACTURES DEFINITION A pathologic fracture is one that occurs when the normal integrity and streng…
FRACTURES OF THE MIDFOOT AND FOREFOOT MIDTARSAL (CHOPART) JOINT Epidemiology Injuries to the midfoot are rela…
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