Weber B ankle fracture

This is a trans-syndesmotic fracture with usually partial - and less commonly, total - rupture of the syndesmosis. According to Lauge-Hansen, it is the result of an exorotation force on the supinated foot.

The fracture starts anteriorly at the level of the ankle joint and extends in a posterior and proximal direction.

• Stage 1 - Rupture of the anterior syndesmosis.
• Stage 2 - Oblique fracture of the fibula (this is the true Weber B fracture).
• Stage 3 - Rupture of the posterior syndesmosis  or - fracture of the malleolus tertius.
• Stage 4 - Avulsion of the medial malleolus or - rupture of the medial collateral bands.

Smith’s fracture

● Fall onto the dorsum of the hand or due to a direct blow.
● Patient presents with a swollen tender wrist with associated deformity.
● Often described as a reverse Colles’ fracture.
● AP and lateral views recommended as may appear similar to Colles’ fracture if an AP view alone is examined.
● Transverse fracture through the distal radial metaphysis with associated
volar angulation and volar shift.
● Look for median nerve symptoms.

Fracture

Bone fracture (sometimes abbreviated FRX or Fx, F_x, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone. A bone fracture can be the result of high force impact or stress, or trivial injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, bone tumors, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then properly termed a pathological fracture.

Hip Fracture.

Although broken bone and bone break are common colloquialisms for a bone fracture, break is not a formal orthopedic term.

A crack (not only a break) in the bone is also known as a fracture. Fractures can occur in any bone in the body. There are several different ways in which a bone can fracture; for example a clean break to the bone that does not damage surrounding tissue or tear through the skin is known as a closed fracture or asimple fracture. On the other hand, one that damages surrounding skin or tissue is known as acompound fracture or an open fracture. Compound or open fractures are generally more serious than simple fractures, with a much higher risk of infection. 

The older we get the less force our bones can withstand. Approximately 50% of women and about 20% of men have a fracture after they are 50 years old (Source: National Health Service, UK).

Because children's bones are more elastic, when they do have fractures they tend to be different. Children also have growth plates at the end of their bones - areas of growing bone - which may sometimes be damaged.