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Fractures 2 (FRACTURE PATTERNS (Transverse, Oblique, Spiral, Greenstick,…
Fractures 2
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EXTERNAL FIXATION
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3) Plaster of Paris
:check: cheap, simple, safe
:red_cross: no broken skin, immobilises joints, single injury only
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5) External Fixator: monolateral (single or double sided), hybrid, circular
:check: open fractures, early mobilisation, no foreign body inside, external callus
:red_cross: pin site infection, cost, soft tissue damage
RESULT OF BONE BREAKAGE
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Soft Tissue Damage: skin, nerves and blood vessels
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INTERNAL FIXATION
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2) Plates and screws
:check: early mobilisation, anatomical reduction
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:red_cross: invasive, soft tissue trauma, direct bone healing = slow, may need removal = second op, trauma
made from SS or Ti, and can be found in diff sizes: mini-large. semitubular, dyanmic conmppression, locking
3) IM Nails
bone specific: humurs, forearm, femur, tibia
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:check: early mobilisation, quick fracture site dependant
:red_cross: invasive, radiation exposure
NON-HEALED BONE = pain, ongoing diability, poor function, implant failure
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