Helical fracture

Helix fracture

Fracture trauma is considered the most common injury in forensic medicine. The overall percentage of complaints regarding bone fractures in Western countries is 6-10% of all types of complaints. In Russia, for every 1,720 people there is one victim of fractures. Depending on the country, the total number of fractures per year ranges from 33 to 54% of all hospital admissions. According to V.N. Popova (2008), fractures are classified according to two groups of grounds: the first - according to the nature of the traumatic forces, the second - according to the consequences of the injury. At the same time, the nature of the traumatic

Peritumoral zone or Tumor zone

Spiral fractures are a special form of fracture of the femur in which a helical line forms around the fracture site around the angle of the fracture, and which occur when exposed to a direct impact. Impacts to the peripheral area result in a “helical fracture” fracture, a defect that looks like the crest of a spiral turn and is what we commonly refer to as spiral fractures. Spiral fractures most often occur due to road traffic accidents involving blows to the outside of the leg. The impact and subsequent torque cause damage such as compression of the hip joint, rotation of the femoral head, and vertical shear. This leads to deformation of the proximal part of the femur in the form of a helical line that extends into the body. In this condition, the arm hugs the body, protecting the area close to the fracture site. The proximal femur may be flexed with internal rotation in the direction of rotation of the injured limb. This forms an anatomical region with a rectifoot configuration. If there are several such fractures, this can lead to an inability to “cope” with the fixed part of the hip bone or leg, which leads to failure.