Fracture in the arm

Fracture in the arm

1. Types of fractures

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     • Traumatic event
       • Clinical picture
         • wound
         • Pain
         • Loss of function
         • Deformity
         • Swelling
         • Hematoma
     • Abnormal weakening of the bone
     • Repetitive stress in a short period of time (stress fracture)
     • Affect The bone
       • microscopic features
       • diagnosis
         • Physical Examination
         • Radiology
           • Xrays
           • CT SCAN
           • MRI
       • Management
         • First aid
         • Casts and splints
           • plaster cast
             • plaster of paris
           • cast brace
           • Synthetic cast
         • closed reduction
           • procedure to set (reduce) a broken bone without surgery
             • Help#bone heal quickly & be strong when it heals
             • Decrease pain
             • Lower the risk of an infection in the bone
         • Analgesics
         • Bone healing
           • calcium rich food
           • VItamin D supplements
         • Physiotherapy
           • improve functional performance
         • Exposure therapy
         • Complications
           • Wrist drop
             • steroid injections
             • NSAIDS
             • splints
             • Wrist & Finger Drop (Crutch Palsy)
           • Acute
             • Injury to soft tissues, Vascular
           • chronic
             • malunion, nonunion, delayed union. posttraumatic osteoarthtritis and
       • Bone component
   • Arm fractures
     • Anatomy of the arm
       • Muscles
       • Nerves
         • Nerve Injury
       • Arteries
       • Bones

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