that Nadine had an open‚ tibial-fibular fracture just below the knee. Fig 1. Open tibial-fibular fracture9 Tibia and fibula are the two bones located right below the knee area; out of the two the tibia is the weight bearing bone‚ which means that tibial fractures are usually linked with fibular fracture‚ due to the impact tibia would have on fibula 1. In open fracture‚ the broken bone tends to penetrate the skin‚ while in a closed fracture it doesn’t 2. Due to breaking of the
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tragedy‚ Danticat’s depictions gives us insight into just how horrific the events were that took place during the period of the novel. In Edwidge Danticat’s The Farming of Bones‚ water is viewed upon as a symbol of death vs. life and is a common theme in the novel especially in reference to the Massacre River. The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat revolves around the true events that occurred in 1937 in the Dominican Republic. The dictator at the time was a man named Rafael Trujillo who ordered
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In the early stages of the disease‚ bone loss occurs without symptoms. But once bones have been weak enough by osteoporosis‚ signs and symptoms may develop and include: • Back pain‚ caused by a fractured or collapsed vertebrae. • Loss of height over time. • A kyphotic posture. • A bone fracture that occurs much more easily than expected. Osteoporosis occurs in many people who have few or no risk factors for this condition. Often‚ patients do not report symptoms that would alert the clinician to
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Osteoporosis is a disease where the bone density and the quality of the bone is reduced in individuals‚ which leads to a higher risk of fractures. Osteoporosis in women and the elderly the cause more serious issues which makes them frail and more likely to become injured. There are nearly 9 million incidents reported annually of fractures that are directly related to Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis accounts for 70-80% of all fractures sustained by women suffering from it. This makes osteoporosis a significant
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menstrulating Bone loss will start to happen then after that there Estrogens leve start to go down really fast. Younger women that went through menopause cause of sports or they are anoxria are more likely to get Osteoporosis‚ the reason is they are slowly losing bone loss. People that had surgery to remove both of their Ovaries removed can also get Osteoporosis. Those are something that can cause Osteoporosis What is happening chemically with people that have osteoporosis? The bone will lose minerals
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act as the indenters and indent both the work material and the tool. The abrasive particles‚ as they indent‚ the work material‚ would remove the same‚ particularly if the work material is brittle‚ due to crack initiation‚ propagation and brittle fracture of the Version 2 ME‚ IIT Kharagpur material. Hence‚ USM is mainly used for machining brittle materials {which are poor conductors of electricity and thus cannot be processed by Electrochemical and Electro-discharge machining (ECM and ED)}.
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head fracture that presented as osteoporosis. By definition‚ osteoporosis is a progressive bone disease that leaves the bones weak and unable to sustain any weight or pressure. Osteoporosis occurs when the body makes too little or not enough bone‚ causing the bones to break or fracture easily with a simple fall. Both the spongy and compact bone is affected when osteoporosis is present. The main difference between these two bones is‚ the spongy bone is the inner layer while the compact bone is the
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Osteoporosis is a bone disease that arises when the body loses too much bone‚ makes too little bone‚ or both. As a result‚ bones may break from a fall or‚ in serious cases‚ from sneezing or minor bumps. Breaking a bone is a serious problem of osteoporosis‚ especially with older patients. Osteoporotic bone breaks are most likely to happen in the hip‚ spine or wrist‚ but other bones can break too. Here are three ways for you to keep your bones healthy and prevent osteoporosis. Regular exercise: At
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act as an outer boundary to the ship and was made of wrought iron. As the iceberg scraped along the sections of the Titanic’s hull‚ the rivets were sheared off due to ship travelling at 25mph and the temperatures were low which created the brittle fracture of the metal. Normally the rivets would be ductile but because the temperatures were freezing‚ the rivets became extremely brittle. Water tore through the hull plates and huge holes were created causing water to flood
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gradually thinner cartilage. It called for cartilage wear or osteoarthritis‚ the x-ray called it usually intervertebralledsartros. The bone in the joints edges becomes stronger and the formation of "pimples". Even vertebral edges are over the years rougher and bumpier‚ known as spondylosis. The holes between the vertebrae which nerves pass through may become narrower due to bone becomes knotigare. Even counters aging‚ they can then become thinner and sag‚ so-called disc degeneration. Even herniated disc
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