Gutter Fracture Meaning

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Gutter fracture meaning.

A fracture of the forth or fifth metacarpal neck with volar displacement of the metacarpal head one of the most common injuries seen in the ed and occurs in 20 of patients that punch a hard object. Gŭt ĕr ĭng cutting a channel or groove in a bone. A trough fixed under or along the eaves for draining rainwater from a roof. A bone fracture abbreviated frx or fx f x or is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone in more severe cases the bone may be broken into several pieces.

A bone fracture may be the result of high force impact or stress or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones such as osteoporosis. A furrow or groove formed by running water. Management of a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions requires the use of a cast or splint. A trough or channel for carrying something off such as that on.

With an avulsion fracture an injury to the bone occurs near where the bone attaches to a tendon or ligament. A fracture is a break or crack in a bone that often results from an injury. Also called regionally eaves trough rainspout spouting. Splints are noncircumferential immobilizers that accommodate swelling.

Fracture or soft tissue injury of the foot ankle or distal tibia up to mid shaft. Guttering definition the act of making gutters. Start on the posterior aspect of the lower leg just distal to the knee and extend down to the plantar foot to the tip of the toes.