Recent fracture of the sacroilliac joint

Recent fractures are fractures that have occured within the last 2-3 months and are still in the healing process.

A bone fracture, also known as a broken bone, is a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone.

It can be a single fracture line or multiple fractured pieces.

Fractures can occur from trauma, stress or from another pathology.

The different types of fractures are:- Displaced: the bone breaks into two or more parts and moves out of alignment- Non-displaced: the bone breaks either part of all the way through but maintains alignment- Closed: the bone breaks but no puncture or open wound in the skin- Open: when the bone breaks and punctures the skin; these fractures are at risk of infectionFractures are placed into subtypes:- Comminuted: broken into several pieces- Transverse: fracture line is perpendicular to the long part of the bone- Oblique: fracture line is on an angle through the bone- Pathologic: caused by a disease that weakens the bone- Stress: hairline crack Healing of the bone starts almost immediately.

It can be visualized on an x-ray as early as 2 to 4 weeks in adults.