Fractures

Latest News
• Workout Helps Keep Seniors Steady on Their Feet (03/29/2001, Reuters)

General/Overviews

• Fracture of Bone (MedicineNet, Inc.)
• Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Fractures and Sprains (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in

Clinical Trials

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

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Bone Imaging (Society of Nuclear Medicine)
• Leg Problems: Self-Care Flowcharts (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Radiography-Bone (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

Prevention/Screening

• Bone Density Scan (MedicineNet, Inc.)

Rehabilitation

• How to Use Crutches, Canes and Walkers (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Broken Collarbone (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Fact Sheet: Osteoporosis (American College of Rheumatology)
• Fracture Of The Lower Jaw (Broken Jaw) (Inteli-Health, Inc.)
• Hand Fractures (American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
• Impact of Vertebral Fractures (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
• Olecranon (Elbow) Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Stress Fractures (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine)

Treatment

• Cast Care (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• New Ways to Heal Broken Bones (Food and Drug Administration)
• Vertebroplasty (Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology)

Directories

• Find an Orthopedic Surgeon (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Organizations

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Statistics

• Facts About Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Falls and Hip Fractures Among the Elderly (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)

Children

• Facts About Fractures and 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

• Bones Become More Fragile As You Age (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Falls and Fracture Prevention (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)

Español/Spanish

• Cuidado de un Yeso o una Férula (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - Cast Care
• Instrucciones para Llevar al Hogar para el Cuidado de Esguinces, Torceduras, o Fracturas (University of Utah, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Health Sciences Center)