Isolated ulna fracture: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Most often due to direct trauma | *Most often due to direct trauma | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
Revision as of 21:57, 29 December 2014
Background
- Most often due to direct trauma
Differential Diagnosis
Forearm Fracture Types
- Distal radius fractures
- Radia ulna fracture
- Isolated radius fracture (proximal)
- Isolated ulna fracture (i.e. nightstick)
- Monteggia fracture-dislocation
- Galeazzi fracture-dislocation
- Forearm fracture (peds)
Management
- Stable: short arm cast
- Unstable: ORIF
- >50% displacement
- >10% angulation
- Involvement of proximal 1/3
See Also
Source
- Tintinalli