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29 sty 2011 · Patients with impaired bone quality who suffer a fragility fracture face substantial challenges in both their short- and long-term care. In addition to poor bone quality, many of these patients have multiple medical comorbidities that alter their surgical risk and affect their ultimate functional recovery.
Fragmented Fracture: the bone is cracked, but still partially joined. The crack in the bone and osseous tissue doesn’t completely cover the width of the bone either. Non-Displaced Fracture: a bone is broken, but all the bones have stayed in place.
21 kwi 2024 · Orbital fractures, which occur when the bones surrounding the eye socket are broken, can lead to various complications that may have long-term effects on a patient's vision and overall eye health. These complications can range from mild to severe, depending on the extent and location of the fracture.
29 kwi 2024 · Butterfly fragments are large, triangular fracture fragments seen commonly in comminuted long bone fractures. The term is commonly used in orthopedic surgery, and results from two oblique fracture lines meeting to create a large triangular or wedge-shaped fragment located between the proximal and distal fracture fragments, and resembles a ...
The treatment of infection will be based on two important issues: fracture healing and bone involvement in the form of osteomyelitis. If the fracture has healed, the hardware can be removed, and lavage and debridement combined with antibiotic therapy can be performed.
7 sie 2015 · In 332 patients surveyed, most hardware removals were performed at the ankle joint (21 %) followed by the wrist (15 %). The most frequent indication was a doctor’s recommendation (68 %), followed by pain (31 %) and impaired function (31 %). Patient reported complication rate of implant removal was 10 %.
13 sie 2020 · Background. A comprehensive overview of treatments of common fractures is missing, although it would be important for shared decision-making in clinical practice. The aim was to determine benefits and harms of surgical compared to non-surgical treatments for traumatic skeletal fractures.
