Fracture in the arm

Anatomy of the arm
1. Arm skeleton
  1. Head
  2. Shaft
  3. Medial and lateral epicondyle
  4. Neck
2. Elbow region
  1. Olecranon fossa
  2. Trochlea
  3. Capitulum
  4. Conoid & Radial fossa
3. Compartments
  1. Anterior
    1. Biceps
    2. Coracobrachialis
    3. Brachialis
  2. Posterior
    1. Triceps
Nerves of the arm
1. Median N.
2. Ulnar N.
3. Musculocutaneous
4. Radial N.
5. Brachial Plexus
  1. Deformities to nerves
    1. Axillary: Flat shoulder Radial: Wrist/Finger drop Unlar: Klumpkes paralysis Median: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - MC: Paralysis of all muscles of anterioir compartment
  2. Divided into:
    1. Roots
    2. Trunks
    3. Divisions
    4. Cords
      1. Branches
6. Axillary N.
Bone
1. Types
  1. Osteoblasts
    1. For bone growth
  2. Osteoprogenitor cells
    1. To make osteocytes
  3. Osteoclasts
    1. For bone resorption
2. Bone matrix
  1. Organic: Osteod
  2. Inorganic: calcified
3. Fractures
  1. Happens when the bone is twisted, compressed or struck by great force
    1. Open
    2. Closed
    3. Types
      1. Linear
      2. Transverse
      3. Oblique
      4. Comminuted
      5. Spiral
    4. Treatment
      1. Operative
        Reduction followed by casting or splinting
        It is to restore a fracture or a dislocation tto correct alignment
      2. Non-operative
      3. Physiotherapy
Physical Examination
1. Look
2. Move
  1. Active
  2. Passive
3. Feel
4. Examination
Radiological Imaging
1. CT scan
2. Ultrasound
3. MRI
4. X-RAY
First Aid
1. Immobilize area
2. Stop bleeding if any
3. Ice packs
Classical Conditioning
1. Exposure therapy
  1. exposure of patient to feared object with no danger

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