Recognising fractures and dislocations A fracture is the cracking or breaking of a bone and dislocations are where a bone has been displaced from the point in where it should be. There are different types of fractures with the most common being hairline and compound. Hairline fractures are where there is a very fine line between the segments of the bone that appears when x- rayed. The bone segments will remain in alignment and the fracture may not go fully through. Compound fractures are also known
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Introduction A clavicle fracture is a broken collarbone. The collarbone is the long bone that connects your shoulder to your chest wall. A broken collarbone may be treated with a sling or with surgery. Treatment depends on whether the broken ends of the bone are out of place or not. Follow these instructions at home: If you have a sling: Wear the sling as told by your doctor. Remove it only as told by your doctor. Loosen the sling if your fingers tingle‚ become numb‚ or turn cold and blue. Do not
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The Colles fracture was discovered in 1814 by Abraham Colles. Abraham Colles was from Ireland. In 1799‚ Abraham Colles was elected into the Royal College of Surgeons. This is when things really began to change for Colles. In 1802‚ he became the president of the college. While Colles was in Dublin‚ he married Sophia cope‚ and they had eleven children together‚ but only nine of them made it to adulthood. His oldest son greatly admired his father and went down the same road as him and became a doctor
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ten (10) different types of fractures‚ including a definition of each. 1. Compression fracture occurs when bone surfaces are being forced against each other. This type of fracture is common with people suffering from osteoporosis. 2. Greenstick fracture is a break that does not extend through the bone. With greenstick fractures‚ the bone is broken on one side where as the other side is bent. This fracture is also known as an incomplete fracture. 3. Comminuted fracture occurs when a segment bone splinters
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Boot-top Fracture A boot-top fracture is a high-impact injury that causes the tibia and fibula to break. When sufficient force is applied‚ both bones will snap just above the boot top if the boot is rigidly fixed. This type of injury is commonly seen among skiers‚ hockey players‚ and construction workers‚ all of whom wear a boot that is tightly held in place and extends part way up the lower leg. This is a serious injury as it leaves the leg unstable because both bones are broken. It is a traumatic
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types of fractures: The common types of fractures: A fracture is simply a broken bone. When a bone breaks‚ the blood vessels‚ muscles and nerves around the site of the break will also be damaged. Closed and open fractures: Fractures can be one of the two main types‚ closed or open. Closed fractures: This is where the skin does not break at the site of the fracture‚ and is the most common type of fracture Open fractures: If an open wound occurs at the site of the fracture that
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jumping on tramps playing basketball and locrosse I finally decided to go to the doctor because at this point It hurt so much every time stood up. I was told I had a pars fracture‚ this meant that my L5 vertebrae in my back was fractured. There are levels to the severity of a pars fracture‚ meaning it can fracture all the way through your l5 and it can happen to the right or
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After bone fracture‚ many chemical and biological processes are triggered in the bone. After fracture‚ a cascade of signaling biomolecules and cellular changes induces bone healing simultaneously and sequentially. Generally‚ the bone healing process comprises four consecutive steps‚ that is‚ inflammation (reactive phase)‚ fibrocartilage callus formation (reparative phase)‚ bony callus formation (reparative phase)‚ and remodeling phase [31]. In the inflammatory phase‚ damage of vasculature results
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I really was excited to write my essay on the movie Avatar which is one of my favorite films‚ it was released in 2009. This movie correlates about society and different kinds of people in it. It connects very well to all of the four perspectives. The functionalist‚ Conflict Perspective‚ and lastly The Symbolic Interaction. One of the main characters is Jake Sully‚ a former Marine who is in a wheelchair. He is very Bitter and disillusioned‚ but he’s still a warrior at heart. Jake wanted something
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feeling the way the music is sounding‚ keeps your heart pounding throughout the movie. Road to Perdition had more of a focus on the editing and the suspense of the plot to keep you engaged. The ability to keep the movie interesting throughout is an easy task in both films‚ given their plot. It is the extensive attention to detail in Apocalypse now that makes it one of the best movies ever made‚ but it is also the power the movie has to make every viewer relate to the stresses that Martin Sheen is dealing
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