http://www.pain.health-info.org/different-types-painful-fractures The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.pain.health-info.org/different-types-painful-fractures/different-types-painful-fractures <table border="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> A fractured bone is a bone which has had its tissue broken. A fractured is a name of the type of the break experienced. When a bone has been broken a doctor must first look for deformities of the bone which may require palpation (feeling for broken bone ends) and auscultation (listening for crepitus). There is generally local bruising and tenderness in the effected area as well as possible skin stretch marks, band marks, localized swelling and forming hematomas. An X-ray is the best diagnostic method fractured bone.</p> <p><center></p> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8856386964015354"; /* 468x60, created 6/13/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0884053023"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><p></center></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Butterfly Fracture</span><br /> This type of fracture has slight comminution at the fracture site which looks largely like a butterfly. The fracture site has butterfly fragments.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Closed Fracture</span><br /> When there is a closed fracture there is no broken skin. The bones which broke do not penetrate the skin (but may be seen under the skin) and there is no contusion from external trauma. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img width="111" height="222" src="/files/fckeditor/image/fracture_comminuted_small.jpg" alt="" /> </td> <td> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Comminuted Bone Fracture</span><br /> A comminuted fracture has more than two fragments of bone which have broken off. It is a highly unstable type of bone fracture with many bone fragments.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Complete Bone Fracture</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.pain.health-info.org/different-types-painful-fractures/different-types-painful-fractures">read more</a></p> Different Types of Painful Fractures Fri, 16 May 2008 01:57:20 -0600 admin 8 at http://www.pain.health-info.org