Healing A skull base fracture is by no means a life-threatening injury in all cases, so that emergency intervention or intensive therapy is not always necessary. If, for example, there are only fine cracks in the base of the skull or if the individual, small fragments are not displaced in relation to each other, the … Healing | Skull base fracture
Consequences of a basal skull fracture The consequences of a skull base fracture depend largely on the possible concomitant injuries and (late) complications. An uncomplicated basal skull fracture without concomitant injuries or complications and without displaced fragments usually heals without consequences after a few days or weeks. The undesirable complications and consequences of a complicated … Consequences of a basal skull fracture | Skull base fracture
Complicated skull base fracture The situation is different for a complicated fracture, i.e. when the individual fragments are shifted against each other. Then an operation should be performed to bring the fragments back into their correct position and to stabilize them with plates, wires and/or screws if necessary. After the surgical procedure, patients must remain … Complicated skull base fracture | Skull base fracture
The treatment of an acute metatarsal fracture depends heavily on the extent of the fracture and the involvement of surrounding structures. In the following, the therapy is presented in relation to the above-mentioned classification of the fracture. The conservative therapy The treatment of a metatarsal fracture can be done in a conservative or surgical way. … Therapy of a metatarsal fracture
Skull base fracture in the child Craniocerebral trauma in children and toddlers – caused by e.g. falling from diaper-changing chests, falling down stairs or climbing frames – is unproblematic in most cases. In a few cases, however, serious injuries such as a fracture of the base of the skull can also occur in small children. … Skull base fracture in the child | Skull base fracture
Synonyms Basal skull fracture Cranial roof fractures (skull calotte fracture) Basal skull fractures (skull base fracture) Facial skull fractures The skull base is formed by parts of the frontal bone (Os frontale), sphenoid bone (Os sphenoidale), ethmoid bone (Os ethmoidale), occipital bone (Os occipitale) and temporal bone (Os temporale). The inner cranial base is divided … Skull base fracture
Surgical therapy All unstable fractures and those with accompanying vascular and nerve injuries must be treated surgically. The same applies to fractures where no satisfactory fracture repair is possible. Before any operation, the patient must be informed about the type of procedure, alternatives, risks and chances of success and give his or her written consent. … Surgical therapy | Therapy of a fracture of the spoke and wrist
Note You are here in the sub-theme Symptoms of spoke breakage. You can find general information on this topic under Spoke breakage or under Spoke breakage duration. Therapy of wrist fracture Fractures near the wristSpoke fractures can generally be treated conservatively or surgically. The decision is made on the basis of the X-ray image. In … Therapy of a fracture of the spoke and wrist
Conservative therapy At the beginning of each therapy, the fracture is repositioned, followed by fracture stabilization. Simple, non-displaced (non-displaced) fractures do not need to be set up. This type of fracture can easily be treated in a plaster cast for 6 weeks. Most pediatric radius fractures fall under this category (approx. 3 weeks of plaster … Conservative therapy | Therapy of a fracture of the spoke and wrist
How is a collarbone fracture treated? The clavicle fracture can be treated conservatively or surgically. The decision is made on the basis of the X-ray image. Most clavicle fractures can be treated conservatively. These include the non-displaced clavicle fracture, where there is only an axial kink in the area of the clavicle, and the slightly … Therapy of collarbone fracture
After the surgery Sometimes a conservative therapy of the collarbone fracture is not sufficient, so that a surgical treatment of the fracture is aimed at. Surgical treatment is performed if the clavicle is severely displaced, if it is an open fracture, if vessels and nerves are injured or if the conservative immobilization has caused the … After the surgery | Therapy of collarbone fracture
Duration The duration of therapy for a broken collarbone depends on several different factors. Firstly, there is a clear difference in the duration of therapy for children and adults. Children are almost always treated conservatively with a backpack bandage, which must be worn for 10 – 14 days. The conservative treatment with the help of … Duration | Therapy of collarbone fracture