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"Fractures and Splinting"
Describes initial care of various types of fractures aimed at the layman.
http://www.whmentors.org/saf/fracture.html
A Broken Nose
Rhinoplasty Treatment of a broken nose and nasal fractures are described. Broken nose homepage.
http://abrokennose.com
AAOS Online Service Patient Education Brochures
Information on fractures from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=9&topcategory=About%20Orthopaedics&searentry=fractures
Cervical Spine Fractures
Describing c-spine fractures with illustrations. Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation.
http://www.hughston.com/hha/a.cspine.htm
Distal Humerus fractures - Supracondylar fractures
Article by Alan S. Miller, M.D. describing one of most common fractures of the elbow in the 3 - 11 year old child.
http://www.embbs.com/ortho/suprc.html
eMedicine Emergency Medicine : - Online Medical Textbooks and Physician Reference Articles
Discussion of causes, diagnosis and treatment, from eMedicine.
http://emedicine.com/cgi-bin/foxweb.exe/showsection@d:/em/ga?book=emerg&topicid=194
Falls and Hip Fractures, Facts - NCIPC
Article from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/falls.htm
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
From Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
http://ww2.med.jhu.edu/ortho/sports/clavicle.html
The Facts About Fractures and Broken Bones
What happens when you break a bone?
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/aches/broken_bones.html
The Internet Classics Archive - On Fractures by Hippocrates
Translation by Francis Adams. An 89k text-only version is available for download.
http://classics.mit.edu/Hippocrates/fractur.mb.txt
The Physician and Sportsmedicine
In-depth article with descriptions and x-ray photos of fractures of the ankle and hind foot.
http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/sep_96/thordar.htm