Fractures and Bone Healing

The bones in the body might be rendered strong by calcium but they still tend to break when they are hit by such a strong external force. When this happens, a bone fracture occurs. A person might have Weber fracture due to the wrong position of the feet upon landing on the ground. There are even different types of Weber ankle fractures that are identified. In kids with growth plate, Salter Harris injury could happen. The doctor will also identify different Salter Harris fracture types. Another type of fractures that could happen is tibial plateau fracture. This is usually associated with injuries on the ligaments and meniscal parts of the knee. Some doctors would consider this a serious injury, but others would say that this is just a soft tissue injury. Based on the imaging or radiography of most tibial plateau fractures, ligament injury happens 20% to 30% of the time. Standard tibial fractures are classified under the Schatzker criteria. This is a classification system of tibial...