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TREATMENT: GENERAL CERVICAL SPINE Initial Treatment Immobilization with a cervical orthosis (for stable fract…
TIBIA/FIBULA SHAFT Fractures EPIDEMIOLOGY Fractures of the tibia and fibula shaft are the most common long bo…
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…
CLAVICLE FRACTURES EPIDEMIOLOGY Clavicle fractures account for approximately 2.6% of all fractures and for 44…
ELBOW DISLOCATION EPIDEMIOLOGY Elbow dislocation accounts for 11% to 28% of elbow injuries. Posterior disloca…
ACETABULUM EPIDEMIOLOGY The incidence of acetabular fractures is 3 per 100,000 population per year. Neurologi…
Transverse Ligament Rupture (Traumatic C1–C2 Instability) This rare, usually fatal, injury is seen mostly in …
PATHOLOGIC FRACTURES DEFINITION A pathologic fracture is one that occurs when the normal integrity and streng…
FRACTURES OF THE MIDFOOT AND FOREFOOT MIDTARSAL (CHOPART) JOINT Epidemiology Injuries to the midfoot are rela…
PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OVERVIEW The development and growth of the skeletal system …
PRINCIPLES OF CLOSED REDUCTION Displaced fractures, including those that will undergo internal fixation, shou…
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