Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Bone - broken; Fracture; Stress fracture
Symptoms
- A visibly out-of-place or misshapen limb or joint
- Swelling, bruising, or bleeding
- Intense pain
- Numbness and tingling
- Broken skin with bone protruding
- Limited mobility or inability to move a limb
Images
Internal fixation devices
Fracture, forearm - X-ray
X-ray
External fixation device
Fractures across a growth plate
Fracture types (1)
Fracture types (2)
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Broken bone Treatment
Review Date: 05/02/2009
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
