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Overview of Broken Bones
What are the different types of fractures?
What causes broken bones?
What are the symptoms of a broken bone?
How can doctors tell if a bone is broken?
How do doctors treat broken bones?
How do I take care of a cast?
Broken Ankle
What is a broken ankle?
What are the symptoms of a broken ankle?
How can doctors tell if my ankle is broken?
How do doctors treat a broken ankle?
Broken Collarbone
What causes the collarbone to break?
What are the symptoms of a broken collarbone?
How can doctors tell if my collarbone is broken?
How do doctors treat a broken collarbone?
Broken Fingertip
What are the symptoms of a broken fingertip?
How can doctors tell if my fingertip is broken?
How do doctors treat a broken fingertip?
Broken Heel
What is a broken heel?
What causes the heel to break?
What are the symptoms of a broken heel?
How can doctors tell if my heel is broken?
How do doctors treat a broken heel?
Broken Hip
What is a broken hip?
What causes the hip to break?
What are the symptoms of a broken hip?
How can doctors tell if my hip is broken?
How do doctors treat hip fractures?
Broken Metatarsal
What are metatarsal fractures?
What causes a metatarsal to break?
What are stress fractures of the metatarsals?
What is a Lisfranc fracture-dislocation?
What are fractures of the 5th metatarsal bone?
Broken Pelvis
What is a broken pelvis?
What causes the pelvis to break?
What are the symptoms of a broken pelvis?
How can doctors tell if my pelvis is broken?
How do doctors treat a broken pelvis?
Broken Shoulder
What is a broken shoulder?
What causes the shoulder to break?
What are the symptoms of a broken shoulder?
How can doctors tell if my shoulder is broken?
How do doctors treat a broken shoulder?
Broken Toe
What causes a toe to break?
What are the symptoms of a broken toe?
How can doctors tell if my toe is broken?
How do doctors treat a broken toe?
Broken Wrist
What is a broken wrist?
What causes the wrist to break?
What are the symptoms of a broken wrist?
How can doctors tell if my wrist is broken?
How do doctors treat a broken wrist?
Compartment Syndrome
What is compartment syndrome?
What causes compartment syndrome?
What are the symptoms of compartment syndrome?
How can doctors tell if I have compartment syndrome?
How do doctors treat compartment syndrome?
Compression Fractures of the Spine
What is a compression fracture of the spine?
What causes compression fractures of the spine?
What are the symptoms of a compression fracture?
How can doctors tell if I have a compression fracture?
How do doctors treat compression fractures of the spine?
Growth Plate Fractures
What is a growth plate fracture?
What causes growth plate fractures?
What are the symptoms of a growth plate fracture?
How can doctors tell if my child has a growth plate fracture?
How do doctors treat growth plate fractures?