Fracture in the arm

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Medicine Mind Map on Fracture in the arm, created by rania khalil on 16/02/2017.
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Fracture in the arm
  1. Anatomy
    1. Muscles
      1. Arm
        1. Back
        2. Bone structure
          1. microscopic features
          2. Nerves
            1. Nerve Injury
              1. NEURAPRAXIA
                1. AXONOTMESIS
                  1. NEUROTMESIS
                    1. Wrist drop
                      1. steroid injections
                        1. NSAIDS
                          1. splints
                            1. Wrist & Finger Drop (Crutch Palsy)
                        2. Arteries
                        3. Types of fractures
                          1. how?
                            1. Repetitive stress in a short period of time (stress fracture)
                              1. Abnormal weakening of the bone
                                1. By a single traumatic event
                                    1. Clinical picture
                                      1. wound
                                        1. Pain
                                          1. Loss of function
                                            1. Deformity
                                              1. Swelling
                                                1. Hematoma
                                      2. diagnosis
                                        1. Physical Examination
                                          1. Radiology
                                            1. Xrays
                                              1. AP view
                                                1. Lateral
                                                  1. axilary
                                                  2. CT SCAN
                                                    1. MRI
                                                  3. Management
                                                    1. First aid
                                                      1. Casts and splints
                                                        1. plaster cast
                                                          1. plaster of paris
                                                          2. cast brace
                                                            1. synthetic cast
                                                            2. closed reduction
                                                              1. procedure to set (reduce) a broken bone without surgery
                                                                1. Help your bone heal quickly and be strong when it heals
                                                                  1. Decrease pain
                                                                    1. Lower the risk of an infection in the bone
                                                                  2. Analgesics
                                                                    1. Bone healing
                                                                      1. calcium rich food
                                                                        1. VItamin D supplements
                                                                            1. Complications
                                                                              1. Acute
                                                                                1. Injury to soft tissues, Vascular
                                                                                2. chronic
                                                                                  1. malunion, nonunion, delayed union , posttraumatic osteoarthtritis and
                                                                              2. Physiotherapy
                                                                                1. improve functional performance
                                                                                2. exposure therapy
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