2. Compression Fracture Involving loss of height of vertebral body. Common in porous bones subjected to extreme trauma. http://www.eorthopod.com/node/10860
3. Symptoms Sudden sharp pain or no pain may gradually develop. Sitting for a long period of time, standing, bending forward, twisting, sneezing, coughing and walking usually makes pain worse. Loss of height Weakness in the leg, numbness, paralysis and fecal or urinary incontinence.
4. Diagnosis X-rays CT scans If osteoporosis is suspected , bone density is measured, and blood test may be done. http://www.imageinterpretation.co.uk/images/thoracolumbar/anterior%20wedge%20compression%202.jpg
5. Treatments Rest Pain Relief Apply ice for the first week, then heat or ice. When allowed stretching Injection of cement into the vertebra through a needle.
6. Compound Fracture Also called an open fracture Fracture in which the skin has been penetrated High energy injuries (I.E., car accident, falls and sports injuries) http://www.limbcenter.com/disorders/index.asp
7. Treatments Surgery is required for debridement of the wound. Surgery to stabilize the fracture may require internal or external fixation. Internal fixation uses plates and screws to stabilize the fracture. External fixation uses rods on the outside of the body that are attached with screws to keep them aligned while they heal.
8. Greenstick Fractures The name greenstick comes from the analogy of breaking a young, fresh tree branch. Involves a complete break on one side of a child's bone. Bending of bone (stays partially together, or intact), on the other side. Similar to snapping the branch of a young tree, in which it cracks on one side but it stays partially intact, on the other side.
