Fractures

About Fractures - http://orthopedics.about.com/health/orthopedics/blfracture.htm
Comprehensive information about broken bones, and many resources to help understand and treat this common orthopedic condition.

About: Hip Fractures - http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/hipsurgery/a/brokenhip.htm
Hip fractures are an unfortunate injury most often requires surgical treatment. Learn about this injury and treatment options.

Ellen's Broken Jaw Tips - http://home.roadrunner.com/~bjaw/
Describes how to cope with eating with a wired jaw.

Cervical Spine Fractures - http://www.hughston.com/hha/a.cspine.htm
Describing c-spine fractures with illustrations. Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation.

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.

Forearm Fractures - http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic194.htm
Discussion of causes, diagnosis and treatment, from eMedicine.

Hip Fractures - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hip-fracture/DS00185
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.

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

eMedicine Health - Broken Collarbone - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/8917-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

eMedicine Health - Cast Care - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/9027-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on plaster/fiberglass cast care.

eMedicine Health - Crutches - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/9039-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on crutches.

eMedicine Health - Broken Arm - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/8895-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

eMedicine Health - Vertebral Compression Fracture - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/5822-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this disorder.

eMedicine Health - Ankle Fracture - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/Articles/4541-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing an overview of ankle fractures and their causes, symptoms and treatment.

eMedicine Health - Broken Elbow - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/4607-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatments.

eMedicine Health - Boxer's Fracture - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/4585-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on causes, symptoms, and treatments.

eMedicine Health - Elbow Dislocation - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/5085-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

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

Ankle Fractures - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00391
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provides a detailed and illustrated description of the different types, as well as their causes, diagnosis and management.

AAOS - Fractures - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=9&topcategory=About%20Orthopaedics&searentry=fractures
Information on fractures from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

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

MedlinePlus: Fractures - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/fractures.html
Provides links to articles on fractures. Also features a search engine.

Parasol EMT - Fractures - http://www.parasolemt.com.au/fractures.asp
From the First Aid book. Description, causes, treatments of several types of fractures.

Falls and Hip Fractures Among Older Adults - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/preventadultfalls.htm
Article from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

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