lecture 4 management of injury Flashcards
spiral fracture indicative of
child abuse
bone twisting
soft tissue injury acronym
PRICE
what does price stand for
protection rest ice compression elevation
closed fracture
skin not broken
open fracture also called
compound
undisplaced fracture
bone hasnt moved
oblique
diagonal
communited
multiple fragments
avulsion
when soft tissue is attatched to where the bone fractures
stress
repeated abnormal stress to bone
pathological stress
normal stress to abnormal bone
pagets disease
deformity in bone remodelling
possible weak areas in children
growth plates
signs of a fracture
Local bone tenderness Crepitus Deformity Swelling Loss of function
open fracture management
protection
debriment
stabalise
what do all dislocations require
reduction
what are the bone implants made from
stainless steal or titanium
what is the swelling due to
bone bleeding out into the surrounding tissue
ways of looking at a fracture
radiograph
ct
mri
ultrasound
