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Fractured lower leg

MedGen UID:
501126
•Concept ID:
C1542178
•
Injury or Poisoning
Synonyms: Fracture of bone of lower limb; Fracture of leg; Fracture of lower leg; Fracture of lower limb; Fracture of the lower leg; Leg fracture; Lower Extremity Fracture; Lower extremity fracture; Lower limb fracture
SNOMED CT: Fracture of bone of lower limb (46866001); Leg fracture (46866001); Fracture of lower leg (414292006); Fracture of lower limb (46866001); Fracture of leg (46866001)
 
HPO: HP:0041081

Definition

Bone fracture anywhere in the tibia, fibula, or ankle. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and Management of Common Foot Fractures.
Bica D, Sprouse RA, Armen J
Am Fam Physician 2016 Feb 1;93(3):183-91. PMID: 26926612
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Recent systematic reviews

Effectiveness of FES-supported leg exercise for promotion of paralysed lower limb muscle and bone health-a systematic review.
Ibitoye MO, Hamzaid NA, Ahmed YK
Biomed Tech (Berl) 2023 Aug 28;68(4):329-350. Epub 2023 Mar 1 doi: 10.1515/bmt-2021-0195. PMID: 36852605
Exercise-induced leg pain in athletes: diagnostic, assessment, and management strategies.
Lohrer H, Malliaropoulos N, Korakakis V, Padhiar N
Phys Sportsmed 2019 Feb;47(1):47-59. Epub 2018 Nov 5 doi: 10.1080/00913847.2018.1537861. PMID: 30345867
The relationship of hip muscle performance to leg, ankle and foot injuries: a systematic review.
Steinberg N, Dar G, Dunlop M, Gaida JE
Phys Sportsmed 2017 Feb;45(1):49-63. Epub 2017 Jan 19 doi: 10.1080/00913847.2017.1280370. PMID: 28067582
Corticosteroids for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Matthews E, Brassington R, Kuntzer T, Jichi F, Manzur AY
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 May 5;2016(5):CD003725. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003725.pub4. PMID: 27149418Free PMC Article
Nonunion of fibula: a systematic review.
Bhadra AK, Roberts CS, Giannoudis PV
Int Orthop 2012 Sep;36(9):1757-65. Epub 2012 May 30 doi: 10.1007/s00264-012-1556-z. PMID: 22643795Free PMC Article

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