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Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery Flashcards

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Most common cause of musculoskeletal Injuries:

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Traumatic injuries result in:
- fracture
- dislocation
- soft tissue injury

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Fracture

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a disruption or break in continuity of the structure of bone

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Dislocation

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severe injury of the ligamentous structures around a joint that results in the complete displacement of the bone from its normal position
- immediate action is relocation

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Fragility fractures

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Fracture secondary to disease processes
- cancer or osteoporosis
- force exerted on a bone that shouldn’t normally break the bone but does

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Fractures are described and classified according to: (6)

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  • open or closed
  • complete or incomplete
  • direction of fracture line
  • displaced or nondisplaced
  • anatomical location of fracture or involved bone
  • stable or unstable
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Types of Fractures (7)

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  • Transverse
  • Spiral (twisting force)
  • Greenstick (one side fractured, the other bent - common in kids)
  • Comminuted (two or more fragments)
  • Oblique (horizontal direction)
  • Pathological (cancer eats away at bone)
  • Stress
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Fracture classification according to location

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  • proximal third - towards core
  • middle third
  • distal third
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Fractures: Clinical Manifestations (10)

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  • Edema & swelling - can cause compressure of nerves and vessels feeding the distal limb
  • Pain & tenderness
  • Bruising
  • Muscle spasm (often seen with fractured hip)
  • Deformity (may not be obvious)
  • Inability to bear weight on or loss of function
  • Abnormal movement
  • Crepitation (air in the tissue)
  • Neurovascular changes - decreased sensation, numbness
  • Hypovolemic shock (femur fracture - 1-1.5L of blood loss)
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Femur Fracture: Immediate care

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If a fracture is suspected, immobilize extremity in position it was found

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Unnecessary movement: (3)

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  • increases soft tissue damage
  • may convert a closed fracture into an open one
  • may create further injury to adjacent neurovascular structures
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Fracture Healing: First two stages

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Bone goes through remarkable reparation process of self-healing:
- fracture hematoma
- Granulation tissue

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Overall Goals of Fracture Treatment: (3)

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  • Anatomical realignment of bone fragments (reduction)
  • Immobilization to maintain realignment
  • Restoration of normal or near-normal function of injured parts
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Fracture Reduction: Closed Reduction

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  • nonsurgical, manual realignment of bone fragments to previous anatomical position
  • done under conscious sedation
  • post-reduction x-ray
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Fracture Reduction: Open reduction

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  • correction of bone alignment through surgical incision
  • includes internal fixation (ORIF) with use of wires, screws, pins, plates, intramedullary rods, or nails
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Traction

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Application of a pulling force to an injured or diseased part of the body or extremity while counter-traction pulls in opposite direction

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Fracture Immobilization

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  • Casts
  • Immobilizers
    Casting is done after reduction. Patient’s need to check circulation - swelling occurs
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External Fixation

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Metallic device
Applied traction or compresses fracture fragments

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Internal Fixation

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Pins, plates, rods

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Drug therapy

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  • Varying degrees of pain and muscle spasm
  • Analgesics & muscle relaxers
  • Tetanus-diptheria toxoid -
  • Antibiotics - consider the kind
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Nutritional therapy

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  • Proper nutrition
  • Adequate energy for body to repair
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Collaborative Care: Preventing Complications - Assessments (5)

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  • Neurovascular assessments are key (more than just CWMS)
    Other assessments depend on type of fracture and stage of healing
  • Vital signs
  • Assessment for shock (femur patient’s)
  • Respiratory assessment
  • Skin integrity
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Goals of Collaborative Care (3) Surgical Goals (3)

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Preventing complications
Regaining maximum function - early mobilization
Achieving best cosmetic result
Reduction - closed, open
Immobilization - cast, immobilizer, internal or external fixation, traction
Restore function

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Neurovascular Assessment - peripheral vascular (5) and neurological assessment (3)

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Peripheral Vascular Assessment
- colour
- warmth
- capillary refill
- peripheral pulses
- edema
Peripheral Neurological Assessment
- sensation
- motor function
- pain
COMPARE BOTH EXTREMITIES!!

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Ambulatory & Home Care Cast Care: DO (7)

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  • Apply ice directly over fracture site for first 24 hours
  • Dry cast after exposure to water
  • Elevate extremity above level of heart for first 48 hours
  • Use hair dryer on cool setting for itching
  • move joints above & below cast regularly
  • report signs of possible problems
  • keep appointment to have fracture & cast checked
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Ambulatory & Home Care Cast Care: DON'T
- Get plaster cast wet or remove any padding - Insert any objects inside cast or bear weight on new cast for 48 hours - Cover cast with plastic for prolonged periods
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Fracture Complications Direct and Indirect (6)
- Infection (Direct) - Fat embolism syndrome (ID) - Compartment Syndrome (ID) - VTE (ID) - Rhabdomyolysis (ID) - Hypovolemic Shock (ID)
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Direct: Infection - which fractures?
- Associated with open fractures and soft-tissue injuries - where there has been significant damage and blood flow is impeded - Often related to high-energy trauma - Massive/blunt soft tissue trauma often has more serious consequences than the fracture itself
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Infection: Collaborative Care (4)
- Aggressive surgical debridement - Early sterile N/S lavage - Extent of soft tissue injury determines whether the wound is closed or left-open (vac dressing) - IV antibiotics for 3-7 days
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Indirect: Fat Embolism Syndrome - What is it? - Most frequent cause?
Presence of systemic fat globules from fractures distributed into tissues & organs after a traumatic skeletal injury Happens 1- 3 days after - Fat globules -> occlusion of pulmonary vessels -> pulmonary edema, severe hypoxia & cardiovascular compromise Most often fractures of long bones (90%), ribs, tibia, & pelvis
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Signs & Symptoms of Fat Embolism (9) and Key prevention
hypoxia, anxiety, dyspnea, tachypnea, tachycardia, cyanosis, crackles Neurologic abnormalities - petechiae around the neck are a distinguishing feature Prevention is KEY through immobilization of long bone fractures
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Indirect: Compartment Syndrome - what is it?
Elevated intracompartmental pressure within a confined myofascial compartment compromises the neurovascular function of tissues within that space - capillary perfusion below level necessary for tissue viability - ischemia occurs
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Compartment Syndrome: Etiology
- decreased compartment size (restrictive dressings, splints, casts, excessive traction or premature closure of fascia) - increased compartment content (bleeding, edema, chemical response or intravenous infiltration)
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Compartment Syndrome: Early Recognition
Early Recognition & treatment essential - ischemia can occur within 4-12 hours Regular neurvascular assessments May occur initially or may be delayed for several days Classic Sign - pain that is not commensurate with injury. given morphine and still in extreme pain
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Compartment Syndrome: Clinical Manifestations - 6 Ps
- Paresthesia - numbness and tingling - Pain - distal to injury that is not relieved by opioid analgesics and pain on passive stretch of muscle traveling through compartment - Pressure - increased in compartment - Pallor - coolness, and loss of normal colour of extremity - Paralysis - loss of function - Pulselessness - diminished/absent peripheral pulses
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Compartment Syndrome: Clinical Manifestations - Urine Output - signs of myoglobinuria
- Urine output must be assessed because there is a possibility of muscle damage - Myglobin released from damaged muscle cells precipitates as a gel-like substance - causes obstruction in renal tubules - large amounts of myoglobinemia may result in acute tubular necrosis. Acute tubular necrosis causes acute renal failure - Common signs of myoglobinuria: Dark reddish brown urine - clinical manifestations associated with acute renal failure
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Compartment Syndrome: Collaborative Care
- Prompt accurate diagnosis - Extremity should NOT be elevated above heart level - elevation may decrease venous pressure and slow arterial perfusion - Application of cold compresses may result in vasoconstriction and exacerbate compartment syndrome - May be necessary to remove or loosen bandage or bivalve cast - Reduction in traction weight may decreased external circumferential pressures - Surgical decompression may be necessary (Fasciotomy)
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Long Term Fracture Complications (3)
- joint stiffness or post-traumatic arthritis - avascular necrosis - altered union (malunion, delayed union, non union)
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Take Home Message: Assessments
Ongoing assessments are key to the prevention of complications - Vital signs - Assessment of fracture site - Neurovascular assessments - Respiratory, cardiovascular, integument, neurological
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Fractures: Preventative Interventions Include: (5)
- Maintaining adequate tissue perfusion - maintaining immobilization of fracture site - Performing post-operative exercises - Maintaining hydration and nutritional status - Preventing infection

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