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Broken toe

A broken toe is a common injury that most often occurs when you drop something on your foot or stub your toe.

In most cases, a broken toe can be immobilized by taping it to a neighboring toe. But if the fracture is severe — particularly if it involves your big toe — you may need a cast or even surgery to ensure that your broken toe heals properly.

Broken nose
Possible causes include a sports injury, an accident or a fight.
The nose may look crooked. Swelling, tenderness, black eyes and difficulty breathing through the nose may all be symptoms of a fracture.
Treatment may involve splinting and realigning of the nose by hand or through surgery. Rarely, a broken nose is associated with injury to the eye and brain which needs to be evaluated carefully.
Broken leg

Your leg contains 4 bones (the femur, the patella, the tibia, and the fibula) and bends at the hip, the knee, and the ankle. After an accident, these bones may break (fracture) into 2 or more pieces. If a broken bone has been exposed to the outside, either by a cut over the fracture or by bone sticking out through the skin, it is called an open fracture. This is sometimes called a compound fracture.

Broken finger or thumb
Finger tip injuries are one of the more common injuries in the hand. The finger tips are exposed in many of our activities. Finger tip injuries can be caused by many things. They can be crushed, closed in a door, or hit by a hammer. A heavy object can be dropped onto the finger. They can also be cut by a kitchen knife, power tool or another sharp object. A finger tip injury can result in damage to the skin, bone, nailbed, tendons and the pulp, the padded area of the finger tip (see Figure 1). You can also damage the nerve endings in the finger tips.
Broken collarbone
A break in the bone connecting the breastbone and shoulder.
Infants can sometimes experience a clavicle fracture during the birth process. Other common causes include falls, sports injuries and trauma from traffic accidents.
Symptoms include swelling and increased pain when moving the shoulder.
Treatment includes an arm sling to limit shoulder movement, pain medication and physiotherapy. Severe breaks may need surgery.
Broken arm or wrist

Treatment for a broken arm or wrist An X-ray is then used to see if there is a break and how bad that break is. A plaster cast can be used to keep your arm in place until it heals – sometimes this may be done a few days later, to allow any swelling to go down first. You may be given a sling to support your arm.

Broken ankle

broken or fractured ankle occurs when one or more bones in your ankle break. These bones include the tibia, fibula, and talus. Usually, ankle breaks are caused by falls, high-impact sports, car accidents, or injuries that place excessive force on the ankle.