Fracture Index

Jefferson fracture.

Odontoid fractures.

Hangman’s fracture.

Flexion tear-drop fracture.

Clay-shoveler’s fracture.

Bilateral facet dislocation.

Wedge compression fracture.

Unilateral facet dislocation.

Pillar fracture.

Extension teardrop fracture.

Laminar fracture.

Burst fracture.

An anterior wedge compression fracture.

A burst fracture.

Chance fracture.

Flexion distraction injury.

Translational injury due to a shearing force.

Extra-articular phalanx fractures.

Intra-articular distal phalanx avulsion fractures—dorsal surface.

Intra-articular distal avulsion fracture—volar surface.

Middle phalanx fractures—extra-articular.

Middle phalanx fractures—intra-articular.

Middle phalanx fractures—avulsion.

Proximal phalanx fractures—extra-articular.

Proximal phalanx fractures—intra-articular.

Metacarpal fractures—head (2 through 5).

Metacarpal fractures—neck (2 through 5).

Metacarpal fractures—shaft (2 through 5).

Metacarpal fractures—base (2 through 5).

First metacarpal fractures—extra-articular.

First metacarpal fractures—intra-articular.

Thumb sesamoid fracture.

Scaphoid fractures.

Triquetrum fractures.

Lunate fracture.

Capitate fracture.

Hamate fractures.

Trapezium fractures.

Pisiform fractures.

Trapezoid fracture.

Distal radius fracture with intra-articular in-volvement.

Barton fracture; dorsal (A) and volar (B).

Radial styloid fracture (Hutchinson fracture).

Radial shaft fractures.

Ulnar shaft fractures.

The midshaft of the ulna is the most common site for a fracture, often occurring due to a “nightstick” type injury mechanism.

Classification of combination fractures of the shafts of the radius and ulna.

Olecranon fractures.

Radial head and neck fractures.

Coronoid process fractures.

Supracondylar fractures.

Transcondylar fracture.

Posadas fracture.

Intercondylar fractures.

Lateral condylar fractures. A. Lateral trochlear ridge not included. B. Lateral trochlear ridge included.

Medial condylar fractures. A. Lateral trochlear ridge not included. B. Lateral trochlear ridge included.

Articular surface fractures.

Epicondylar fractures. A. Medial epicondyle. B. Lateral epicondyle.

Humeral shaft fractures—nondisplaced.

Humeral shaft fractures—displaced or angulated.

Examples of one-, two-, three-, and four-part fractures as described by Neer.

Surgical neck fracture.

Anatomic neck fracture.

Greater tuberosity fractures. A. Nondisplaced. B. Displaced (>5 mm).

Lesser tuberosity fracture.

Combination fractures—three-part fracture.

Combination fractures—four-part fracture.

Articular surface fractures.

Clavicle fractures. A. Middle third. B. Lateral third. C. Medial third (involving the sternoclavicular joint).

Scapula fractures. A. Body or spine fractures and acromion fracture. B. Glenoid neck fracture. C. Glenoid rim fracture. D. Comminuted glenoid articular surface fracture. E. Coracoid process fracture.

Avulsion fractures.

A. Single pubic ramus fracture. B. Ischial ramus fracture.

Ischial body fracture.

Iliac wing fracture (Duverney fracture).

Horizontal sacral fracture.

Coccyx fracture.

Superior and inferior pubic rami fractures (nondisplaced).

Pubic bone fracture (nondisplaced).

Ilium body fracture (nondisplaced).

Vertical sacral fracture (nondisplaced).

Straddle injuries. A. Bilateral pubic rami fractures. B. Pubic rami fractures and symphysis pubis disruption.

Lateral compression injuries.

Anteroposterior compression injuries.

Vertical shear injury pattern.

Combined mechanisms.

Nondisplaced acetabular fractures. Many variant types exist.

Central fracture dislocation.

Femoral head fractures.

Femoral neck fractures.

Intertrochanteric fractures.

Trochanteric fractures.

Subtrochanteric fractures.

Winquist grading of femoral shaft fractures.

Distal femur fractures.

Classification of tibial plateau (condylar) fractures.

Tibial spine fractures.

Tibial tuberosity fractures.

Proximal tibia fractures—subcondylar fractures.

Proximal fibula fractures.

Patella fractures.

Fractures of the tibia and fibula shaft.

Fibula shaft fractures.

Schematic representing the progression of injury following forced eversion of the supinated foot. A. Distal oblique fibula fracture. B. With increasing force, the posterior malleolus avulses. C. Finally, the medial malleolus fractures, creating a trimalleolar fracture.

Schematic representing the progression of injury following forced adduction of the supinated foot. A. Distal transverse fibula fracture. B. With increasing force, the medial malleolus fractures, creating a bimalleolar fracture.

Schematic representing the progression of injury following forced eversion of the pronated foot. A. Isolated medial malleolus fracture. B. With increasing force, the anterior tibiofibular ligament avulses a portion of the distal tibia. C. High fibula fracture. D. Posterior malleolus fracture.

Schematic representing the progression of injury following forced abduction of the pronated foot. A. Isolated medial malleolus fracture. B. With increasing force, the anterior tibiofibular ligament avulses a portion of the distal tibia. C. Finally, a transverse or comminuted fibula fracture occurs.

Weber classification system of ankle fractures.

Closed ring classification system. A. The ankle is conceptualized as a closed ring surrounding the talus. B. A stable fracture is a single fracture without displacement. C. An unstable fracture involves a single fracture with a ligamentous disruption or two fractures in the ring.

Ankle fracture—dislocations.

Tibial plafond fractures.

Calcaneal body fractures—intra-articular.

Extra-articular calcaneal fractures.

Talus fractures—major.

Talus fractures—minor.

Navicular fractures.

Cuboid and cuneiform fractures.

Lisfranc fracture dislocations.

Toe fractures.

Sesamoid fractures.