Orthopedics
Comprehensive directory of topics related to orthopedic medicine, including
original articles on diagnosis, treatment, and recovery from orthopedic conditions.
First Aid Preparedness Exam
A 1st Aid preparedness examination for Scouts eager to increase their personal
knowledge and skills.
Hippocratic Treatise On Fractures
Translation of an original document written circa 400 BC.
EditorMom
The mental meanderings of a freelance copy editor who works with her kidlets around.
X-ray, Bone Radiography
Easy to understand information for patients about bone x-rays. Learn what patients
might experience, how to prepare for exams, benefits vs. and the risks.
BONES AND SOFT TISSUES
Section of an online medical/pathology text book by Dr. Ed Friedlander. Buried in
here are some comments on Dercum's Disease (search for "dercum" to find them).
Lever physiotherapy, back pain and sports injuries clinic
Physiotherapists dealing in neck and back problems, sports injuries and relief
of pain and dysfunction, with philosophy, example situations and treatment aims.
The Facts About Fractures and Broken Bones
Article aimed at kids and their parents.
Nat' Academies Press, Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, and ...
The National Academy of Sciences explores this mostly undocumented subject in
their 2003 study of Elder Mistreatment in an Aging America.
eMedicine Health - Broken Arm Overview
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms,
and treatment.
The Internet Classics Archive - On Fractures by Hippocrates
Translation by Francis Adams. An 89k text-only version is available for download.
"Fractures and Splinting"
Describes initial care of various types of fractures aimed at the layman.