A greenstick fracture is a fracture in a young, soft bone in which the bone bends and breaks. Greenstick fractures usually occur most often during infancy and childhood when bones are soft. The name is by analogy with green (i.e., fresh) wood which similarly breaks on the outside when bent.
forearm x-ray of a 3 year old girl showing a buckle, greenstick, fracture of the distal radius and ulna
Greenstick fracture - Buckle Trabeculae (not completely broken bone - occurs in children)
Easily palpable body parts:
external occipital protuberance
(skull back)
mastoid process
(bump behind ear)
spinous process c7
T1 to T4 Spines
Spine of scapula
acromion
medial border of scapula
lateral border of scapula
inferior angle of scapula
l2 to l5 spine
lateral epicondyle of humerus
olecranon
Lateral & Medial Epicondyle of Humerus
posterior border of ulna
iliac crest
Tham khảo thêm:
No comments:
Post a Comment