Fractures Flashcards
fracture
the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken
2 Types:
Closed (Simple)
Open (Compound)
Pathological Fracture
Treatment
Reduction : The act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, importance
2 Types:
Closed:
Cast (plaster/fiberglass) **atrophy common
Open:
Internal Fixation
when when can apply cast : External Fixators
STAGES of Fx HEALING :
Hematoma
Callus
hematoma formation.
Granulation tissue formation.
Bony callus formation.
Bone remodeling
hematoma
is a collection of blood, usually clotted, outside of a blood vessel that may occur because of an injury to the wall of a blood vessel allowing blood to leak out into tissues where it does not belong
Callus
a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
External Fixators
stabilizing frame to hold the broken bones in proper position
Rationale
External fixator used for
Difficulty in applying a cast
Wounds
Swelling