Fracture location (summary)
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Determining fracture location is important when describing a fracture and determining plans for management.
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This is a summary article. For more information, you can read a more in-depth reference articles: bone macroscopic structure.
Summary
When describing a fracture, location is not just about what bone is involved, but also about what part of the bone is involved - different parts of the bone are at risk of different complications.
- what bone
- name the bone
- determine the side
- there should be a side-marker on the film (L:R)
- what part of the bone
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epiphysis
- between the growth plate and the joint surface
- most clearly seen when the growth plate is open (children)
- long bones may have one or two epiphyses
- femur has two
- phalanges have one
- some bones have no epiphyses
- carpal, tarsal, pelvic and skull bones
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metaphysis
- between the growth plate and shaft of the bone
- the section of the bone that widens
- between the growth plate and shaft of the bone
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diaphysis
- the shaft of the bone
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epiphysis
-<p>Determining <strong>fracture location</strong> is important when describing a fracture and determining plans for management.</p><h4>Reference article</h4><p>This is a <a href="/articles/summary-article">summary article</a>. For more information, you can read a more in-depth reference articles: <a title="Bone macroscopic structure" href="/articles/bone-macroscopic-structure">bone macroscopic structure</a>.</p><h4>Summary</h4><p>When <a href="/articles/fracture-description-summary-approach">describing a fracture</a>, location is not just about what bone is involved, but also about what part of the bone is involved - different parts of the bone are at risk of different complications.</p><ul>- +<p>Determining <strong>fracture location</strong> is important when describing a fracture and determining plans for management.</p><h4>Reference article</h4><p>This is a <a href="/articles/summary-article">summary article</a>. For more information, you can read a more in-depth reference articles: <a href="/articles/bone-macroscopic-structure">bone macroscopic structure</a>.</p><h4>Summary</h4><p>When <a href="/articles/fracture-description-summary-approach">describing a fracture</a>, location is not just about what bone is involved, but also about what part of the bone is involved - different parts of the bone are at risk of different complications.</p><ul>
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