General Fracture Considerations

摘要

During the course of athletic events and despite appropriate technique and equipment, athletes may have injuries. The skeletal system is not immune, and fractures do occur. Fractures can occur from one or a combination of biomechanical forces, including compression, tensile, or sheer stress (1). Witnessing the mechanism of injury, noting the location of the extremity before, during, and after, is helpful in injury evaluation (2).