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Broken Bones & Injuries

Section Editors: Brett Crist, MD and Robert Dunbar, MD

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General

Fractures (Broken Bones)

Growth Plate Fractures

Heat Injury and Heat Exhaustion

High School Sports Injuries

Infections after Fracture

Lawn Mower Injuries in Children

Muscle Contusion (Bruise)

Overuse Injuries in Children

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder After Orthopaedic Trauma

Sports Concussion

Sprains, Strains and Other Soft Tissue Injuries

Stress Fractures

Shoulder & Elbow

Adult Forearm Fractures

Biceps Tendon Tear at the Elbow

Biceps Tendon Tear at the Shoulder

Burners and Stingers

Chronic Shoulder Instability

Clavicle Fracture (Broken Collarbone)

Common Shoulder Injuries

Distal Humerus Fractures of the Elbow

Elbow Dislocation

Elbow Fractures in Children

Elbow Injuries in the Throwing Athlete

Erb's Palsy (Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy)

Forearm Fractures in Children

Fracture of the Shoulder Blade (Scapula)

Olecranon (Elbow) Fractures

Radial Head Fractures of the Elbow

Rotator Cuff Tears

Rotator Cuff Tears: Frequently Asked Questions

Shoulder Dislocation

Shoulder Impingement/Rotator Cuff Tendinitis

Shoulder Injuries in the Throwing Athlete

Shoulder Joint Tear (Glenoid Labrum Tear)

Shoulder Separation

Shoulder Trauma (Fractures and Dislocations)

Throwing Injuries in the Elbow in Children

Hand & Wrist

Distal Radius Fractures (Broken Wrist)

Finger Fractures

Fingertip Injuries/Amputations

Flexor Tendon Injuries

Lawn Mower Injuries in Children

Mallet Finger (Baseball Finger)

Scaphoid Fracture of the Wrist

Thumb Fractures

Hip & Thigh

Femur Shaft Fractures (Broken Thighbone)

Hamstring Muscle Strain

Hip Dislocation

Muscle Strains in the Thigh

Pediatric Thighbone (Femur) Fracture

Pelvis Fractures

Knee & Lower Leg

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Collateral Ligament Injuries

Combined Knee Ligament Injuries

Common Knee Injuries

Distal Femur (Thighbone) Fractures of the Knee

Growth Plate Fractures

Knee Fractures of the Proximal Tibia

Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain)

Patellar Tendon Tear

Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear

Quadriceps Tendon Tear

Runner's Knee (Patellofemoral Pain)

Stress Fractures

Tibia (Shinbone) Shaft Fractures

Unstable Kneecap

Foot & Ankle

Achilles Tendon Rupture (Tear) (video)

Ankle Fractures (Broken Ankle)

Ankle Fractures in Children

Calcaneus (Heel Bone) Fractures

Lawn Mower Injuries in Children

Lisfranc (Midfoot) Injury

Pilon Fractures of the Ankle

Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle

Talus Fractures

Toe and Forefoot Fractures

Neck & Back

Back Pain in Children

Cervical Fracture (Broken Neck)

Fracture of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine

Herniated Disk in the Lower Back

Osteoporosis and Spinal Fractures

Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

En Español

Desgarres del manguito de los rotadores (Rotator Cuff Tears)

Desgarros de los meniscus (Meniscus Tears)

Dolor de hombro y problemas comunes del hombro (Shoulder Pain and Common Shoulder Problems)

Fractura del hueso escafoides de la muñeca (Scaphoid Fracture of the Wrist)

Fracturas de los codos en los niños (Elbow Fractures in Children)

Fracturas del antebrazo en los niños (Forearm Fractures in Children)

Fracturas del cartílago de crecimiento (Growth Plate Fractures)

Lesiones del ligamento cruzado anterior (Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries)

Lesiones deportivas en la secundaria (High School Sports Injuries)

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