Medicine:Intracapsular fracture
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Short description: Medical condition
An intracapsular fracture is a bone fracture located within the joint capsule. Examples of intracapsular fractures includes:
- In the hip: Fractures of the femoral head and femoral neck. These may be classified via Garden classification or Pauwel's classification system.[1]
- In the shoulder: Fracture of the anatomical neck of the humerus, with or without impaction or dislocation, and sometimes with a complicating tuberosity fracture[2]
See also
References
- ↑ White, Timothy O.; Mackenzie, Samuel P. (2023-05-18) (in en). McRae's Orthopaedic Trauma and Emergency Fracture Management. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-0-323-84684-4. https://www.google.com/books/edition/McRae_s_Orthopaedic_Trauma_and_Emergency/jR3AEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA356&printsec=frontcover.
- ↑ Brorson, Stig (2025-07-15) (in en). Shoulder Fractures in Context: Controversies in Orthopaedic Surgery. Springer Nature. pp. 66. ISBN 978-3-031-93604-3. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Shoulder_Fractures_in_Context/9m1xEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA66&printsec=frontcover.
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