Directory of Fractures Resources

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Breach in continuity of a bone. Types of fractures include simple, compound, comminuted, greenstick, incomplete, impacted, longitudinal, oblique, stress or transverse.

Resources in This Category

• Broken Bones & Injury

  http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/injury.cfm
  Information on fractures from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

• Ellen's Broken Jaw Tips

  http://brokenjawtips.com/
  Describes how to cope with eating with a wired jaw.

• eMedicine Health: Fractures and Broken Bones

  http://www.emedicinehealth.com/bone_fracture_broken_bone/article_em.htm
  Consumer health resource center providing an overview of fractures and their causes, symptoms and treatment.

• Fracture Information

  http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/otherfractures/a/fracture.htm
  Information about broken bones, and resources to help understand this common orthopedic condition.

• Fractured Metatarsals

  http://footsahurtin.wordpress.com/
  David broke four bones in his foot, and documented the healing process here. Includes x-rays and photos.

• Fractures and Splinting

  http://www.whmentors.org/saf/fracture.html
  Describes initial care of various types of fractures aimed at the layman.

• Hip Fractures

  http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hip-fracture/basics/definition/con-20021033
  Article on this common type of fracture, from the Mayo Clinic.

• Hippocratic Treatise On Fractures

  http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/fractures.htm
  Translation of an original document written circa 400 B.C.

• MedlinePlus: Fractures

  https://medlineplus.gov/fractures.html
  Provides links to articles on fractures. Also features a search engine.

• Pictures of Fractures

  http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/emergency/fractures.asp
  Includes scanned x-rays, and emergency outdoor treatment. From Survive Outdoors Inc.

• RadiologyInfo: Bone Radiography

  http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=bonerad
  Information for patients about bone x-rays, including preparation, benefits and risks.

• The Internet Classics Archive - On Fractures by Hippocrates

  http://classics.mit.edu/Hippocrates/fractur.mb.txt
  Translation by Francis Adams. An 89k text-only version is available for download.

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