A difficult orthopaedic question about my sons arm fracture...?!
Question: A difficult orthopaedic question about my sons arm fracture!.!.!.!?
He has a buckle fracture on his distal radius but that isn't my question!. I have read up on that and it says they aren't really that bad!. But, on the summary it also reads !.!.!.cortical step off in the distal metadiaphyseal regionof the distal radius!. What does that mean!? And what other things can you tell me about it!? We see the orthopedist tomorrow but of course it's driving me nuts!. So, if anyone can answer!.!.!.I really appreciate it! Thanks! LisaWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
"cortical step off in the distal metadiaphyseal regionof the distal radius"
Gotta love medical terminology! It scares the crap out of people, but it is very precise jargon!.
"cortical step off" !.!.!. a sudden change of direction, a step, a break!.
"in the distal metadiaphyseal region" !.!.!. in the end of the growth region farthest from the body!.
"of the distal radius" !.!.!. of the raduis (arm bone) farthest from the body!.
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translation: he broke one bone in his arm (the radius), closer to the wrist than the elbow!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Gotta love medical terminology! It scares the crap out of people, but it is very precise jargon!.
"cortical step off" !.!.!. a sudden change of direction, a step, a break!.
"in the distal metadiaphyseal region" !.!.!. in the end of the growth region farthest from the body!.
"of the distal radius" !.!.!. of the raduis (arm bone) farthest from the body!.
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translation: he broke one bone in his arm (the radius), closer to the wrist than the elbow!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It means that your son broke his arm at the area of the "growth plate" in lamens terms!. Common fracture, Usually heals just fine!.Www@Answer-Health@Com