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unusual facts about bone fracture



Aulus Cornelius Celsus

In addition, he describes many 1st century Roman surgical procedures which included removal of a cataract, treatment for bladder stones, and the setting of fractures.

Killed or Seriously Injured

The UK definition covers injury resulting in a person being detained in hospital as an in-patient, in addition all injuries causing: fractures, concussion, internal injuries, crushings, burns (excluding friction burns), severe cuts, severe general shock which require medical treatment even if this does not result in a stay in hospital as an in-patient.

Ottawa ankle rules

In medicine, the Ottawa ankle rules are a set of guidelines for clinicians to help decide if a patient with foot or ankle pain should be offered X-rays to diagnose a possible bone fracture.

Slip 'n Slide

Between 1973 and 1991, seven adults and one teenager reported injuries suffered while using Slip 'N Slides including neck injuries, bone fractures, quadriplegia, and paraplegia.

St. Cloud Hospital

Services include an inpatient unit, inpatient and outpatient surgery, emergency and trauma care, total joint replacements, total joint revisions, sports medicine, spinal surgery, shoulder surgery, arthroscopic surgery, foot and angle surgery, fracture care and specialized imaging services including musculoskeletal radiology.

String figure

The figure is described as a sling to set and bind a broken jaw, with the chin being placed in the center of the figure and the four loops tied near the top of the head.


see also

Collagen, type I, alpha 1

A specific variation at Sp1 binding site is shown to be associated with increased risk of low bone mass and vertebral fracture, because of the changes the COL1A1 protein produced from one copy of the gene.

Intramembranous ossification

Mesenchymal stem cells within mesenchyme or the medullary cavity of a bone fracture initiate the process of intramembranous ossification.