Fractures

Children

1.	Questions and Answers about Growth Plate Injuries National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/growth_plate/growth.htm




2.	Facts about Broken Bones Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/aches/broken_bones.html




3.	Cool Cast Facts Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/things/casts.html




4.	Broken Bones Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/broken_bones.html




5.	Greenstick Fracture Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00769




6.	What Are Growth Plate Injuries? National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/growth_plate/ffgrowth.htm

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Fractures National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005595&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	What You Should Know about Your Chest X-Ray Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2800/2874.asp?index=...




2.	Radiography (X-Ray): Bone American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/bone_radiography.htm




3.	Bone Scan: Using Nuclear Medicine to Look for Bone Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00020

Directories

1.	Find an Orthopaedist American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www6.aaos.org/memdir/public/memdir.asp

Organizations

1.	National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta http://www.niams.nih.gov/




2.	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/

Overviews

1.	JAMA Patient Page: Bone Fractures American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZLNQ7JRUD&sub_...




2.	Fractures American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=9&topcategory=A...

Prevention/Screening

1.	Once Is Enough: A Guide to Preventing Future Fract Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r616i&doctitle=Once+Is+Enough%3A+A+Gui...

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Physical Fields American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=386&topcategory=Abo...

Related Issues

1.	Fractures (Broken Bones) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00058




2.	Avulsion Fractures Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00200




3.	Falls and Related Fractures Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r613i&doctitle=Falls+and+Related+Fract...




4.	Stress Fractures Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00556




5.	Stress Fractures American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=46&topcategory=Spor...




6.	Broken Ribs Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00636

Research

1.	Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors at Increase American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZZO4KUG6E&sub_...




2.	Older Patients with Fractures Underuse Osteoporosi National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2003/osteoporosis.htm




3.	Homocysteine Level Predictive of Fracture Risk in National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2004/bone_fracture_study.h...




4.	Breast Cancer Survivors at Increased Risk for Bone National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2005/cancer_fractures.htm




5.	Association between Osteoporosis Screening and Hip American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/3/I-51

Seniors

1.	Americans over 50 at Risk for Bone Fractures Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/105_bone.html




2.	Preventing Falls and Fractures National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/falls.asp

Treatment

1.	Internal Fixation for Fractures American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=258&topcategory=abo...




2.	Care of Casts and Splints American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=6&topcategory=A...




3.	What Can You Tell Me about Bone and Tissue Transpl American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=53&topcategory=...

Women

1.	First Fracture May Be Warning Sign American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=388&topcategory=Ost...