Fall on heel with fracture os calcis is associated with commonly:
Correct Answer: Fracture veebra
Description: B i.e. Fracture veebrae Calcaneum is the most commonly fractrued tarsal bone and in most cases the mode of injury is fell front height over 20% of these patients suffer associated injury of spine (most common)Q, pelvis or hip and base of skull Most commonly associated injury of veebral bodies (-12%), makes clinical & radiological examination of lumbo dorsal spine necessary in patients of calcaneum fractureQ Fracture calcaneum is most often is associated with other injuries (- 20%) - Compression fracture of dorso - lumbar veebraeQ (-10%) - Fracture pelvis (pubic rami) and hip - Fracture base of skull (atlanto -axial injury) - Fracture talus - Veical compression fracture of lower end tibia
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