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Levi Leipheimer pulls of of Tour de France with broken wrist
by
Roman M.
Posted
Fri 17 Jul 2009 10:03pm
Team Astana has lost a star just before stage 13 of the Tour de France.
Levi Leipheimer has pulled out of the Tour De France with a fractured wrist he sustained in a crash at the end of stage 12.
" About
to have surgery, they' re putting a screw in the Scaphoid, transverse
fracture. They' re taking very good care of me here in France,"
Leipheimer just
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Complications Following Distal Radius Fractures
by
Mike Reinold
Posted
Thu 19 Feb 2009 6:06pm
mechanism of injury for a distal radius fracture is a fall on an outstretched hand, or FOOSH injury. This is also the direct mechanism of fracture of the scaphoid carpal bone... of fracture. Reliability and validity of this test are in question, as different studies have show mixed results, but I think it is a good quick test to add to the rest of your
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Is That a Root Fracture?
by
Dr. Jason Hales
Posted
Thu 11 Feb 2010 4:36pm
Large J-shaped lesions are often associated with vertical root fractures. This tooth was asymptomatic to percussion, non responsive to thermal testing and surprisingly... the distal root into the furcation. Microscopic examination during endodontic therapy revealed no root fracture. In this case, the assumption of a root fracture, based on radiographs
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Medical Alert: Women and Thigh Fractures
by
Dr. Paul Hsieh
Posted
Mon 07 Sep 2009 10:20pm
physician can then order various radiology tests (x-ray, MRI, or nuclear medicine bone scan) to see if you are developing a stress fracture. These can often affect both sides, even... menopause, many of them start losing bone mineral at a significant rate -- enough that they are at increased risk of developing fractures of the hip, spine, and other bones from
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Two-Thirds of Spinal Fractures Undiagnosed, Untreated
by
Medline Plus
Posted
Fri 15 Oct 2010 1:00pm
40 percent of elderly women and less than 20 percent of elderly men who are diagnosed with a spinal fracture by X-ray are subsequently tested for osteoporosis, the report... problem of spinal fractures, declaring that two-thirds of them go undiagnosed and untreated.
A call to action, the report highlights the consequences of spinal fractures
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Two-Thirds of Spinal Fractures Undiagnosed, Untreated: Report
by
HealthFinder
Posted
Fri 15 Oct 2010 10:00am
of elderly women and less than 20 percent of elderly men who are diagnosed with a spinal fracture by X-ray are subsequently tested for osteoporosis, the report authors noted... fractures, declaring that two-thirds of them go undiagnosed and untreated.
A call to action, the report highlights the consequences of spinal fractures that are misdiagnosed
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Aggressive Osteoporosis Treatment Can Reduce Hip Fractures by 37%
by
Anthony Cirillo
Posted
Thu 05 Nov 2009 10:01pm
Bones Program reduced the hip fracture rates.
These included increasing the use of bone density test (DXA scans) and anti-osteoporosis medications; adding osteoporosis...
According to a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente, proactive measures can reduce hip fracture rates by an average of 37.2 percent -- and as much as 50 percent -- among
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Elderly can blame fractures ...
by
Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Sun 21 Nov 2010 8:42pm
Elderly can blame fractures and falls on low sodium
Older adults with even mildly decreased levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatremia) experience increased rates of fractures and falls, according to a study presented at the American Society
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Fractured Tooth
by
Dr. Jason Hales
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 1:07pm
tests found #14 Necrotic Pulp with Chronic Apical Abscess.
The tooth had a MO amalgam & O amalgam. Patient also has a history of bruxism with cuspal fractures on other teeth... my photographic collection called, "Teeth that might not have fractured if they had been crowned". You could make a nice picture book with these photos.
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