Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Fracture in the arm
- bone
- Anatomy of the arm
- bone and mucsle
- nerve and vessels
- Nerve lesions
- Fractures
- Types of Fractures
- Stable fracture:
- Stable fracture: The broken ends
of the bone line up and are
barely out of place.
- Open, compound
fracture: .
- The skin might be pierced by the
bone or by a blow that breaks the
skin at the time of the fracture.
The bone might be seen or might
not be visible in the wound.
- Transverse fracture:
- It is a type of fracture that
characterized by a horizontal
fracture line.
- Oblique fracture:
- Another type of fracture
that has an angled pattern.
- . Comminuted fracture:
- This type of fracture has a
bone that is shattered into
three or more pieces.
- Causes
- Trauma
- Can result from a
motor vehicle accident,
a fall or a tackle during
a football game
- Osteoporosis
- This disorder make the bone
weak and more prone to break.
- Overuse
- Repetitive motion could tire muscles and
put more force on bone. This can lead to
stress fractures. Stress fractures are
commonly seen in athletes.
- Symptoms
- Bruising.
- Swelling and tenderness around the injury
- Deformity
- Healing
- Ossification
- Healing of a fractured bone
- What can disturb the healing
- Delayed union
- Non-union
- Malunion
- Refracturing
- How does age affect healing
- Treatment and management
- Fractures: First aid
- Stop any bleeding.
- Apply pressure to the wound with a sterile bandage, a
clean cloth or a clean piece of clothing
- Immobilize the injured area
- Don't try to realign the bone or push a bone
that's sticking out back in.
- Apply ice packs to limit swelling
and help relieve pain.
- Treat for shock
- If the person feels faint or is breathing in short,
rapid breaths, lay the person down with the head
slightly lower than the trunk and, if possible,
elevate the legs.
- Physiotherapy
- Psychoscioeconomic effects of fracture
- Types of conditioning techniques
- operant conditioning
- classical
- It is when a patient links his reaction to
the trauma to his environment. For
example if a person (Saeed) was shot at
with a gun, after he recovers every load
voice will make him scared that he was
being shot at.