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the 12 year old boy fell and broke his right arm (long bones (epiphysis,…
the 12 year old boy fell and broke his right arm
long bones
epiphysis
diaphysis
the shaft of the bone
proxial and distal of the bone
has compact bone and some spongy bone
end of wide section
spongy bone
redbone marrow
meets at the medullary cavity
top of medullary cavity meets at the epiphyseal plate
bone stops growing
cartilage replaces that
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bone, growth, remolding
osteocyte
are bone cells
osteoclast
shaves off bone
osteoblast
builds bone back up
lays down osteoids
bone healing
blood forms a clot
fiber cartilage then houses it
brings in some osteoblast
raw material of bone growth
vitamin D
calcium
good diet
bone fractures
simple
broken ends do not penetrate the skin
compound
broken ends penetrate the skin
comminuted
broken in more than one place
spiral fracture
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the boy was running
low on vitiman d and poor diet
seems to be a compound fracture
the 12 year old
should have strong bones
since he is lacking vitamin d and calcium
Patient more then likely have weaker bones
can cause shorter bone healing