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Fractures
1.
2. Impacted Fractures
A Fracture that consists of bone fragments pushed into each
other.
These fractures are also known as buckle fractures and are
most common in children, mainly in the arms
Impacted fractures happen more when a person falls and
or have other impact-type accidents.
An intense collision with something harder than the bone
is necessary to cause this type of fracture.
3. Comminuted Fracture
A fracture in which the bone is shattered, splintered,
or crushed into small pieces
Comminuted fractures are caused by an extremely
hard sudden impact or a heavy crushing weight;
splintering the bone into several pieces.
5. Compound Fracture
1. A fracture where the skin has
been broken through to the
fracture.
2. Also called an open fracture
Compound
fractures are
generally
treated with
surgery to
clean the site
of injury and
stabilize the
fracture.
In order for an injury to be classified as a compound fracture, the outside air
(and dirt and bacteria) must be able to get to the fracture site without a barrier
of skin or soft-tissue
6.
7. Fracture Facts
Bones break when they cannot withstand a force or trauma applied to them. Sometimes
the bones are so weak that force may be just gravity, like compression fractures of the
back in the elderly.
Fractures may be complicated by damage to nearby blood vessels, nerves and muscles
and joints.
Children's fractures may be more difficult to diagnose because their bones lack enough
calcium to be seen on X-ray and because growth plates in the bones may disguise or hide
the fracture.
Diagnosis of a fracture includes a history and physical examination. X-rays are often
taken. Occasionally, CT or MRI is used to a hidden fracture or provide more information
regarding the damage to the bone and adjacent tissues.
Fractures of the skull, spine and ribs have their own unique diagnosis and treatment
issues.
8. Treatments
Nonsurgical treatment of
Surgical treatment of fractures
fractures
Metal plates may be screwed into the bone, to
• Many fractures can be
prevent it from moving . treated without surgery.
Metal rod may be placed inside the center of a • Treatment for these
long bone to help reattach two ends of a fractures includes casts or
fracture and to maintain alignment. splints that fit around the
Pins and rods may be placed in your bones limb after the fracture .
and continue outside your skin, where they • Casts are very commonly
can be attached to a metal cage. This allows
used for mild or
for slight adjustments to be made to the
moderately severe fractures
position of a bone as it heals
of the extremities