Recognising fractures and dislocations A fracture is the cracking or breaking of a bone and dislocations are where a bone has been displaced from the point in where it should be. There are different types of fractures with the most common being hairline and compound. Hairline fractures are where there is a very fine line between the segments of the bone that appears when x- rayed. The bone segments will remain in alignment and the fracture may not go fully through. Compound fractures are also known
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There are many different types of bone fractures. Also‚ you can have them any where in your body. You can have them in your arm‚ leg‚ wrist‚ skull‚ and many other places. If you fracture a bone and it doesn’t break through the skin it is called a closed fracture. The opposite of a closed fracture is when the bone breaks through the skin; it is called an open fracture. When there are organs that are injured‚ such as the lung‚ it is called a complicated fracture. Sometimes‚ the bone splinters into
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Clavicle Fracture A clavicle fracture is also known as a broken collarbone. The collarbone is located between the ribcage (sternum) and the shoulder blade (scapula); this connects the arm to the body. (Orthoinfo) The clavicle is a long bon and most breaks occur in the middle. On very rare occasions‚ it will break where it attaches at the ribcage of shoulder blade. (Orthoinfo) Although it lies above several important nerves and blood vessels‚ injuries are rare to these nerves and blood vessels even
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In the United States‚ foot fractures are a common injury in both children and adults. The fracture may occur in one of the 26 bones that help create the internal structure of the foot. A sports related injury‚ a sudden impact‚ stepping wrong on a sidewalk or dropping a heavy object on the foot are just a few of the ways a foot fracture may occur. Surgery for foot fractures may be required for more severe injuries. The associated costs are a varying factor. Under most circumstances‚ a patient’s medical
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damage. The fracture can occur in any bone of the body like wrist‚ ankle‚ hip‚ rib‚ leg‚ chest etc. This Paper Present the detection and segmentation of bone fracture using Fuzzy-c Means and Multilevel wavelet algorithm. Bone Fracture detection has become a research area in the medical imaging system. Bone fracture detection helps in finding the fracture in the various body parts like hand‚ leg‚ and rib fracture etc. The system is consisting of four stages to detect and segment a fracture. An efficient
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ten (10) different types of fractures‚ including a definition of each. 1. Compression fracture occurs when bone surfaces are being forced against each other. This type of fracture is common with people suffering from osteoporosis. 2. Greenstick fracture is a break that does not extend through the bone. With greenstick fractures‚ the bone is broken on one side where as the other side is bent. This fracture is also known as an incomplete fracture. 3. Comminuted fracture occurs when a segment bone splinters
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Boot-top Fracture A boot-top fracture is a high-impact injury that causes the tibia and fibula to break. When sufficient force is applied‚ both bones will snap just above the boot top if the boot is rigidly fixed. This type of injury is commonly seen among skiers‚ hockey players‚ and construction workers‚ all of whom wear a boot that is tightly held in place and extends part way up the lower leg. This is a serious injury as it leaves the leg unstable because both bones are broken. It is a traumatic
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Causes and Treatments of Bone Fractures January 28‚ 2013 A bone fracture is defined as a partial or complete break in the bone. (Brigham Womens Hospital‚ 2008) The average person has two fractures in their lifetime. (WebMD‚ 2012) There are many various reasons for a fracture‚ and each year around one point five million people suffer from one. (WebMD‚ 2012) The following will describe the numerous types of fractures‚ as well as the methods that have been developed to treat them. The most common
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people will suffer some types of fracture such as Alex‚ who is accidentally pushed by one of his friends now Alex lies in pain and bleeding because a bone has popped out of his leg this called compound fracture. What is a fracture? The word fracture means broken bone this occurred when the bone snaps into two or bone snaps into several pieces due to excessive force. There is different way a fracture can occur‚ for instance small children are risk of developing fractures due to weak bone because children
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by a “complete‚ comminuted‚ intertrochanteric fracture of the right hip? a. A complete fracture is when the entire bone impacted is fractured. A comminuted fracture is when the bone breaks shatters into many pieces. Intertrochanteric refers to the top part of the femur. So‚ a complete‚ comminuted intertrochanteric fracture is the upper most part of the femur is completely shattered. A comminuted fracture is common in older people‚ so this fracture is normal for someone Margaret’s age. (Marieb
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