Fractures

• Latest News
• Spine Fracturing Worse Right After Cement Repair (10/21/2004, Reuters Health)
• Strontium Drug Reduces Fractures in Elderly Women (10/20/2004, Reuters Health)

• Overviews
• Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Fractures and Sprains (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• JAMA Patient Page: Bone Fractures (American Medical Association)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Bone Scan: Using Nuclear Medicine to Look for Bone Abnormalities (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• MR Imaging (MRI): Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Radiography (X-Ray): Bone (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

• Treatment
• Bone Grafting (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
• Care of Casts and Splints (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Internal Fixation for Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Vertebroplasty (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• What Can You Tell Me about Bone and Tissue Transplantation? (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Fractures (National Institutes of Health)

• Prevention/Screening
• Once Is Enough: A Guide to Preventing Future Fractures (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)

• Rehabilitation
• Canes, Walkers and Crutches: Choosing What's Right (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• How to Use Crutches, Canes and Walkers (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Instructions for Using Crutches (American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Physical Fields (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Related Issues
• Avulsion Fractures (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Broken Ribs (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Falls and Related Fractures (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Fractures (Broken Bones) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Stress Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Research
• Benefits of Osteoporosis Treatment on Fracture Risk May Be Great, Even When Improvement in Bone Density Is Small (American College of Rheumatology)
• Complications Related to the Use of Bone Cement in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Procedures (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• Improved Compliance with Corticosteroid Guidelines Could Reduce Fracture Risk (American College of Rheumatology)
• Older Patients with Fractures Underuse Osteoporosis Medications (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Directories
• Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Organizations
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  Also available in: Spanish

• Women
• First Fracture May Be Warning Sign (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Children
• Broken Bones (Nemours Foundation)
• Cool Cast Facts (Nemours Foundation)
• Facts about Broken Bones (Nemours Foundation)
• Greenstick Fracture (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Guide to Your Child's Symptoms: Fracture/Broken Bones (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Questions and Answers about Growth Plate Injuries (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Seniors
• Preventing Falls and Fractures (National Institute on Aging)