Nightstick fracture (ulna)
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Nightstick fractures isare an isolated fracture of the ulna, usuallytypically in the mid diaphysis, usually resulting from a direct blow. It is a characteristic defensive fracture when the patient tries to ward off an overhead blow from an assailant.
Treatment and prognosis
Although typically a closed fracture, they have a higher rate of delayed union or non-union.
History and etymology
Historically this fracture was seen not-infrequently infrequently due to strike from a policeman a policeman’s baton or(known as a nightstick in the USA).
-<p>A <strong>nightstick fracture</strong> is an isolated fracture of the ulna, usually in the mid diaphysis, usually resulting from a direct blow. It is a characteristic defensive fracture when the patient tries to ward off an overhead blow from an assailant. </p><p>Historically this was seen not-infrequently from  a policeman’s baton or nightstick.</p>- +<p><strong>Nightstick fractures</strong> are an isolated fracture of the <a href="/articles/ulna">ulna</a>, typically in the mid diaphysis, usually resulting from a direct blow. It is a characteristic defensive fracture when the patient tries to ward off an overhead blow from an assailant. </p><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>Although typically a closed fracture, they have a higher rate of delayed union or non-union. </p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>Historically this fracture was seen not infrequently due to strike from a policeman’s baton (known as a nightstick in the USA).</p>
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- 2. Cai XZ, Yan SG, Giddins G. A systematic review of the non-operative treatment of nightstick fractures of the ulna. Bone Joint J. 2013;95-B (7): 952-9. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.95B7.31669">doi:10.1302/0301-620X.95B7.31669</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23814249">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>
- 3. Helms CA. Fundamentals of Skeletal Radiology: Expert Consult: Online and Print, 4e (Fundamentals of Radiology). Saunders. ISBN:1455751545. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1455751545">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1455751545">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
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Figure 1: policeman's baton (nightstick)
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