what does a vetebral compressure fracture mean?

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Osteoporosis/trauma: The vertebrae are the building blocks of the spine. They are made of cancellous (spongy) bone. They are stacked one on top of another separated by the vertebral discs. A compression fracture occurs when the bone cannot support the load. Sometimes it is because the bone is weak (osteoporosis) and sometimes because of severe load ( a fall or an auto accident) . The bone is compressed or collapsed.

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Vertebral compressio: Means that the shape of the vertebral body of one vertebra is different, instead of being square, it turns triangular. This is cause by osteoporosis and injuries to the area, it can be sudden or gradual.

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Pain/swelling/others: A colle's fracure is an acute fracture of the wrist end of the forearm bones. The larger radius is usually knocked off the end of the shaft and the smaller ulnar bone is fractured. You usually do this by falling on the outstretched hand. Immediately you will have deformity, swelling, pain, perhaps numbness and will not want to use it. It is a serious fracture and should be seen immediately.

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Pain/Deformity: A colles fracture is a fracture of the distal radius (wrist ) . It is often caused by a fall on an outstretched hand . Because of the broken bone , bleeding causes swelling and deformity may be present if the fracture is displaced (out of place).

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Swelling, deformity: Pain, swelling, wrist deformity. Often described visually as a "salad fork" deformity as colles describe the fracture in a manner where the deformity is similar in position to an upside down fork on a table.

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It depends: A colles fracture is a type of wrist fracture and the usual signs of a fracture are pain, swelling, and possibles deformity. Fractures are diagnosed with a combination of history taking, physical examination and x-rays.

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Distal radius Fx: A colles fracture is a specific type of distal radius fracture. Your treating orthopaedic surgeon will discuss treatment options that include operative and nonoperative treatment.

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Broken wrist: Colles fracture is a fracture of the lower end of the radius bone. At your wrist.

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Wrist: Classic deformity after a fracture at the end of the radius at the wrist level.

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Many ways: There are many ways to fracture the scaphoid, but the most common mechanism is a fall onto the outstretched hand.

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Wrist fracture.: Wrist fractures are most commonly sustained when falling onto an outstretched hand to break the fall.

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It's Difficult: You can fracture your scaphoid by falling on an outstretched hand. Somebody can fracture your scaphoid by causing very forceful dorsiflexion of your wrist. Dorsiflexion is bending your wrist so the the top of your hand move towards your elbow. Possibly protecting yourself from a blow could cause this. I don't believe somebody could do it to you by twisting your wrist.

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Trauma: Scaphoid fractures take a significant trauma to develop - a hard fall, motor vehicle accident, skiing injury.

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You: Just got it.

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"Acute" = New/recent: "acute" just means that whatever it is is new. So "acute fracture" means the bone is recently broken. Usually we can see signs of healing on an x-ray as time goes on. If healing signs are seen, you would not call the fracture "acute".

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