Talk:Bone fracture
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[edit] Article changes
I have made a few minor changes in this article (multi-fragmentary is prefered over comminuted) and expanded the section on description of fractures. I know there is a section on bone healing but surely a brief account of healing is needed in this article to understand the basis of fracture treatment. --Mylesclough 05:25, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
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--Mylesclough 05:20, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Bone always Heals in 18 months or less?
I have been reading about broken bones because I recently broke two bones in my left foot. When I was reading the "Bone Response" section in this article, I got the feeling it was implying that bone remodelling shall never take more than 18 months, but I was looking at [1], and it says, "In the hand, the Remodelling Stage continues for many months to a few years in adults." However, I'm not sure if that website is reliable because I just found it after searching Google for "bone fracture healing". If it is correct, maybe the article ought to have something separate to say about "Bone Response in the Hand."
--JNeal 15:43, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Suggesting a merge with Bone healing
Original tag added March, 2007. Lots of time with no action, so I removed the tag. WLU (talk) 16:26, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] broken but not fractured?
The article reads, in part, " A broken bone is not always defined as a fracture, much as a fracture is not always defined as a broken bone. (U.S. Gov't 2005) A broken bone is defined as a complete severing of the bone, as in opposition to a fracture covering any type of crack or break in the bone."
These two sentences appear to contradict each other. If "a fracture covers any type of crack or break in the bone", then how can it be that "a broken bone is not always defined as a fracture"?
Also, what does the bit in parentheses mean? Can I answer my own question by simply reading all the material the U.S. Government produced in 2005?
- I agree. I think the second sentence should stay and the first should go (although we may need to place some sort of reference pointing to the authoritative definition, if we can find it. I have heard the same facts as mentioned in the second sentence, but I'm no MD. Root4(one) 03:53, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Maisonneuve fracture
Having suffered one of these fractures (right tibia) in February, I came to WP for info, alas nothing here. Any of the resident experts fancy filling the gap? --WebHamster 15:21, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
