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Fractures

Fractures: Introduction

Fractures: Fracture of a bone; also "broken bone". More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Fractures is available below.

Symptoms of Fractures

• Local pain
• Local bleeding
• Local swelling
• Deformity or dislocation
• Symptoms of associated nerve damage:
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 8 symptoms of Fractures

Treatments for Fractures

• Emergency treatment
• Surgery
• Reduction of fracture - aligning broken ends of a bone
• Closed reduction
• Open reduction
• more treatments...»

See full list of 11 treatments for Fractures

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Fractures:

• Osteoporosis & Bone Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Osteoporosis Tests
  • Home Bone Loss Tests
• Nerve Neuropathy: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Diabetes Test Kits
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Fractures?

• Misdiagnosis of Fractures
• Failure to diagnose Fractures
• Hidden causes of Fractures (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Fractures

Fractures: Related Patient Stories

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Fractures: Deaths

Read more about Deaths and Fractures.

Alternative Treatments for Fractures

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed in various sources as possibly beneficial for Fractures may include:

• Probiotics
• Vitamin D
• Calcium
• Sunlight
• more treatments »

Types of Fractures

• Subtype by type of fracture:
  • Simple fracture - does not break the skin.
  • Compound fracture - a fracture breaking the skin; also called "open fracture".
  • Greenstick fracture - a bend-like fracture in children.
  • Stress fracture - a fracture caused by repeated stress to the bone.
• more types...»

See full list of 23 Types of Fractures

Diagnostic Tests for Fractures

• Physical examination
• X-rays
• more tests...»

Read more about tests for Fractures

Fractures: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Fractures:

• Bleeding
• Hemorrhage
• Shock
• Death
• Circulatory problems (see Circulation symptoms)
• Embolism
• more complications...»

Causes of Fractures

• Physical trauma
• Osteoporosis
• Gaucher disease type 2 - bone fractures
• Bone dysplasia Azouz type - fractures
• Renal rickets - fractures
• more causes...»

See full list of 118 causes of Fractures

More information about causes of Fractures:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Fractures (7 listings)
• Underlying causes of Fractures
• Fractures as a complication caused by other conditions
• Fractures as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Fractures
• Cause statistics for Fractures

Disease Topics Related To Fractures

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Fractures:

• Colle's fracture
• Smith's fracture
• more related diseases...»

Fractures: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
  • Diabetic Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Peripheral Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Fibromyalgia -- Undiagnosed
  • Arthritis -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Pain Syndromes -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Fractures

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Fractures: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Bone, Joint and Orthopedic Specialists:
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
• more specialists...»

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Latest Treatments for Fractures

• Immobilization
• Rigid splinting
• External fixation
• Internal fixation
• Cefazolin
• more treatments...»

See full list of 13 latest treatments for Fractures

Fractures: Animations

More Fractures animations & videos

Prognosis for Fractures

More about prognosis of Fractures

Research about Fractures

Visit our research pages for current research about Fractures treatments.

Clinical Trials for Fractures

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Fractures include:

• Bimodal Analgesia as Form of Pain Control Post Long Bone Fracture - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Narcotics alone,Narcotics and NSAIDS
• KAVIAR Study - Kyphoplasty And Vertebroplasty In the Augmentation and Restoration of Vertebral Body Compression Fractures - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Early Rehabilitation After Hip Fracture - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cholecalciferol
• Evaluating the Ability of Zoledronic Acid to Reduce the Rate of Subsequent Osteoporotic Fractures After a Hip Fracture - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Zoledronic Acid
• Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Stimulation for Tibia Fractures - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 144 Clinical Trials for Fractures

Statistics for Fractures

• Medical statistics for Fractures
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Fractures
• Death and Mortality statistics for Fractures
• Society statistics for Fractures

Fractures: Broader Related Topics

• Bone conditions
• Physical conditions
• Non-genetic diseases
• Non-Contagious Diseases
• more types...»

Types of Fractures

Fractures Message Boards

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Definitions of Fractures:

A traumatic injury to the bone in which the continuity of the bone is broken. - 2003 - (Source - Diseases Database)

Breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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