Greenstick fracture
Greenstick Fracture
What is a Greenstick Fracture? A greenstick fracture is a type of bone fracture commonly seen in children, where the bone bends and partially breaks, similar to how a green…
Lisfranc injury
Lisfranc Injury (Midfoot)
What is a Lisfranc Injury? A Lisfranc injury involves damage to the midfoot, specifically the ligaments or bones connecting the forefoot and hindfoot. It can result from trauma, such as…
Scaphoid Fracture
Scaphoid Fracture
What is a Scaphoid Fracture? A scaphoid fracture is a break in the scaphoid bone, a small, boat-shaped bone in the wrist, located near the base of the thumb. The…
Supracondylar Humerus Fracture
Supracondylar Fracture of Humerus
What is a Supracondylar Fracture of Humerus? A supracondylar humerus fracture is an injury to the humerus, or upper arm bone, at its thinnest point, just above the elbow. Supracondylar…
Patellar Fractures
Patellar Fracture
Introduction A patellar fracture, commonly known as a broken kneecap, is a disruption of the patella, the small bone that sits at the front of the knee joint. The largest…
Smith-Fracture
Smith Fracture
What is Smith Fracture? A fracture that involves volar displacement or distal radius angulation is referred to as a Smith fracture. It usually occurs from a fall onto the dorsum…
Colle’s fracture
Colle’s Fracture
What is a Colle's Fracture? The Colles fracture, named for Abraham Colles, who initially reported a distal radius fracture in 1814 at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, is…