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Clavicle Fractures EPIDEMIOLOGY Clavicle fractures account for approximately 2.6% of all fractures and for 44…
TALUS Fractures EPIDEMIOLOGY These are second in frequency among all tarsal fractures. The incidence of fract…
PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OVERVIEW The development and growth of the skeletal system …
PEDIATRIC KNEE OVERVIEW The knee is a ginglymoid (hinge) joint consisting of three articulations: patellofemo…
An open fracture refers to an osseous disruption in which a break in the skin and underlying soft tissue comm…
PEDIATRIC ELBOW EPIDEMIOLOGY Elbow fractures represent 8% to 9% of all upper extremity fractures in children.…
PEDIATRIC SHOULDER PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURES Epidemiology These account for <5% of fractures in children. In…
HIP DISLOCATIONS EPIDEMIOLOGY Up to 50% of patients sustain concomitant fractures elsewhere at the time of hi…
HUMERAL SHAFT FRACTURES EPIDEMIOLOGY It is a common injury, representing 3% to 5% of all fractures. Incidence…
TIBIA/FIBULA SHAFT Fractures EPIDEMIOLOGY Fractures of the tibia and fibula shaft are the most common long bo…
ACETABULUM EPIDEMIOLOGY The incidence of acetabular fractures is 3 per 100,000 population per year. Neurologi…
PATHOLOGIC FRACTURES DEFINITION A pathologic fracture is one that occurs when the normal integrity and streng…
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