TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 11. Long Bone Fractures A1 - Malone, Terry R. A1 - Hazle, Charles A1 - Grey, Michael L. PY - 2008 T2 - Imaging in Rehabilitation AB - The appendicular skeletal structures include a set of long bones for both the upper and lower extremities. The special functions associated with these structures provide unique fracture and, thus, healing patterns. Since the lower extremity is weight bearing, specific approaches to fracture management which allow some level of early weight bearing have evolved to better minimize the secondary changes associated with immobilization and a non–weight-bearing status. As a general rule, lower extremity management is all about function (enable return to weight bearing and thus ambulation), whereas upper extremity management is more likely to include a level of attention to cosmesis. The long bones each have inherent patterns of loading related to their individual roles, and thus have specific patterns of injury. These will be addressed in each section of this chapter, and we have chosen primarily to discuss fractures of the shafts of these long bones with the other chapters presenting those which include the articular portion of the bone. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=5940199 ER -