Is Fibular Fracture Displacement Consistent with Tibiotalar Displacement?

Is Fibular Fracture Displacement Consistent with Tibiotalar Displacement?

UNLABELLED We believed open reduction with internal fixation is required for supination-external rotation ankle fractures located at the level of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis (Lauge-Hanssen SER II and Weber B) with 2 mm or more fibular fracture displacement. The rationale for surgery for these ankle fractures is based on the notion of elevated intraarticular contact pressures with latera...

Clavicle fracture with intrathoracic displacement.

Clavicle fractures are common, and most are isolated injuries. Injury to the nearby subclavian vessels and brachial plexus have classically been described as potential complications of clavicle fractures. However, in the setting of a substantially displaced clavicle fracture, concomitant thoracic trauma is relatively frequent. Injury to the thorax can be difficult to identify on physical examin...

Transverse sacral fracture-dislocation with anterior displacement: a case report.

ABSTRACT Transverse sacral fracture is a very rare injury and frequently missed or delayed in diagnosis. We present a case with this injury and discuss its management. KEY WORDS Transverse, sacral fracture- dislocation, displacement.

Strong displacement discontinuities and Lagrange multipliers in the analysis of finite displacement fracture problems

The finite displacement formulation of a quadrilateral element containing an embedded displacement discontinuity is presented. The formulation is based on the kinematically optimal technique, and some known defects of this technique are addressed. Lagrange multipliers are adopted to ensure the correct crack closure prior to initiation. Six additional degrees of freedom in each element allow the...

FRACTURE MECHANICS WHAT IS FRACTURE MECHANICS Fracture mechanics is mechanics of solids containing planes of displacement discontinuities (cracks)