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A fracture is a break, usually in a bone, and if the broken bone punctures the skin, it's then known as an open or compound fracture. Fractures commonly happen due to car accidents, falls or sports injuries. Another cause is osteoporosis, which causes weakening of the bones. Overuse can cause stress fractures, which are very small cracks in the bone.
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Updated January 2008
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Osteoporosis
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Links to information on osteoporosis and related issues.
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Treating Fractures
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Links to information about options for treating fractures.
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Interventions for treating wrist fractures in children
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Approximately a third of all fractures in children occur at the wrist as a result of falling onto an outstretched hand. Some fractures are relatively minor and involve a bulging of the bone surface. These are buckle fractures and they are traditionally ...
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Feb 2008
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Bone grafts and bone substitutes for treating distal radial fractures in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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A 'broken wrist' (from a fracture at the lower end of the two forearm bones) often results from a fall onto an outstretched hand in older adults and from high-energy trauma, such as a road traffic accident, in young adults. Surgery may be considered for...
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Feb 2008
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Different methods of external fixation for treating distal radial fractures in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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In older people, a 'broken wrist' (from a fracture at the lower end of the two forearm bones) can result from a fall onto an outstretched hand. Surgery may be considered for more seriously displaced fractures. One type of surgery is external fixation, i...
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Oct 2007
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External fixation versus conservative treatment for distal radial fractures in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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In older people, a 'broken wrist' (from a fracture at the lower end of one of the two forearm bones) can result from a fall onto an outstretched hand. Treatment usually involves reduction (putting the broken bone back into position) and immobilising the...
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May 2007
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Percutaneous pinning for treating distal radial fractures in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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In older people, a 'broken wrist' (from a fracture at the lower end of one of the two forearm bones) can result from a fall onto an outstretched hand. Treatment usually involves reduction (putting the broken bone back into position) and immobilising the...
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May 2007
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Management of the fractured edentulous atrophic mandible
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The review authors found insufficient evidence for the effectiveness of either approach, which may be partly attributable to a lack of agreement in what is open or closed and conservative and invasive treatment, in addition to some variability in what a...
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Nov 2006
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Hip fracture injuries
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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The incidence of hip fractures is rising and projected to further increase in Australia due to the population growth in the oldest age groups, where hip fractures are the most common form of fracture. Hip fractures result in a large economic burden due to health expenditure in most industrialised countries.
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Nov 2006
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Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Older people with hip fractures are often malnourished at the time of their fracture and many have poor food intake while in hospital. Malnutrition may hinder recovery after hip fracture. We reviewed the effects of nutritional interventions in older peo...
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Aug 2006
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Pre-operative traction for fractures of the proximal femur in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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For people with hip fractures, traction involves either using tapes (skin traction) or pins (skeletal traction) attached to the injured leg and connected to weights via a pulley. The application of traction before surgery is thought to relieve pain and ...
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May 2006
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Fall prevention
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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Risk factors in the elderly that lead to an increase in falls such as poor vision, decreased joint position sense, poor balance and physical strength and increased frailty, where possible should be addressed and improved.
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Feb 2006
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Hip protectors for preventing hip fractures in older people
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Hip protectors, which consist of plastic shields or foam pads fitted in pockets within specially designed underwear, aim to reduce the impact of a fall on the hip, and thus the risk of a hip fracture. We found some evidence that in institutions with hig...
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May 2005
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Conservative treatment for closed fifth (small finger) metacarpal neck fractures
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Fractures through the fifth metacarpal bone in the hand are common, particularly associated with punching a hard object. Methods used to treat the fracture include resting the hand in a splint until the fracture is healed, and various forms of partial s...
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May 2005
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Bioresorbable fixation devices for musculoskeletal injuries in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Use of implants made of materials that slowly dissolve over time theoretically offer benefits over metal implants to fixate bone fractures and to reattach ligaments to bone. Once inserted, there would be no need to remove the bioresorbable implants and ...
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Nov 2004
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Anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The majority of people with hip fracture are elderly and are treated surgically, which requires anaesthesia. The most common types of anaesthesia are 'general' and 'spinal'. General anaesthesia, which involves a loss of consciousness, typically includes...
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Jun 2004
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