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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…
INJURIES ABOUT THE ANKLE ROTATIONAL ANKLE FRACTURES Epidemiology Population-based studies suggest that the in…
WRIST INJURIES EPIDEMIOLOGY The annual incidence of carpal fractures in the United States was reported at mor…
ACROMIOCLAVICULAR AND STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURIES ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURY Epidemiology It is most …
GLENOHUMERAL DISLOCATION EPIDEMIOLOGY The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint of the body, a…
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…
OLECRANON FRACTURES EPIDEMIOLOGY Bimodal distribution, with younger individuals sustaining an olecranon fract…
PELVIS Fractures and Dislocations EPIDEMIOLOGY The incidence of pelvic fractures in the United States has bee…
PEDIATRIC ANKLE EPIDEMIOLOGY Ankle injuries account for up to 18% of all physeal injuries; they are third in …
Atlas Fractures These are rarely associated with neurologic injury. Instability invariably equates to the pre…
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