Fractures

Bone fractures or breaks 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.

Follow the links below to find information about fractures.

Reviewed March 2011

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Related HealthInsite Topics

Osteoporosis

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Links to information on osteoporosis and related issues.

Systematic Reviews on Fractures

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Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of preventative measures and treatments for fractures.

Treating Fractures

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Links to information about options for treating fractures.

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Title:   Bone fractures - when you break a bone
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Your bones can bend a little and come back straight again. Sometimes, however, the pressure is all too much and you break a bone. The medical name for a broken bone is a fracture.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Fall prevention
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   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.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Scaphoid fracture
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for patients with a suspected scaphoid fracture.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Suspected hip fracture
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for patients with suspected hip fracture.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Suspected stress fracture
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for patients with suspected stress fracture.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Hip fracture injuries
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   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.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Fractures
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to recognising and treating fractures in young children.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Falls - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Falling over can be distressing, especially for older people.
Date:   May 2002
Title:   Vomiting can be a sign of skull fracture - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Research has shown that a sign of a possible skull fracture is vomiting.
Date:   May 2002
Title:   Stay on your feet, whatever your age
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Staying active to keep on your feet is good advice for people of all ages - but it's especially important for older people because around 40 per cent of injuries resulting in hospital admission for people over 65, happen because of falls.
Date:   Jul 1997

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