KINESIOL 3K03 Lecture Notes - Deep Vein Thrombosis, Spiral Fracture, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill
9 Jan 2014
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Hardness of bone which allows absorption of compressive forces: cortical. But doesn"t cover articular surfaces, only shaft of bone (attach site for tendons/ligaments) Highly innervated, therefore very painful when fractured. Continuous with a) blood vessels b) nerves c) collagen of tendons, ligaments. Non-displaced can become displaced easily: compound (open)/simple (closed) Fracture of bone & skin (bone may have cut skin open: pattern/shape. Compression (mostly in vertebrae), impacted (another bone drives into cancellous part) Comminuted (multiple pieces of bone), hairline (crack right through, non-dp) Avulsion (piece of bone gets ripped off by attached ligament/muscle: spiral fracture. Diagonal, compression on one side: butterfly bending + compression at same time. Fracture care: speed is not your priority, unless it is an emergency situation! Manage it slowly with care so it becomes stabilized, unless patient goes into shock (compromised abc"s: most cases are not emergencies (unless shock, open fracture, femur, skull or pelvis fractures.
