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child falls forward while playing and lands on his right arm leaving him…
child falls forward while playing and lands on his right arm leaving him with two separate fractures
the indirect reasons for the kid breaking his arm so easily would be his diet. and the direct would be the force of the fall
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the fracture on the upper part of the humerus is a compound fracture due to the fact that the bone has penetrated the integumentary system.
the age of the boy and the fact one of the fractures is towards the top of the humerus could mean that there is possible damage to the epiphyseal plate possibly stunting or affecting the growth of his right arm
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the diet of the boy and his lactose intolerance means he is most likely deficient in the needed nutrients to heal his bone correctly.therefore hell need to be put on vitamins so his body will have the support to heal well
your typical long bone is comprised of compact bone, spongy bone, the diaphysis, the epiphysis, the epiphyseal disk/line (depending on age) , and the medular cavity
bone is formed by three main cells: osteoblasts, osteocytes, and ostoeclasts
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the epiphyseal plate/disk is located on either side of a long bone and starts off as hyaline cartilage and slowly starts to ossify when the body releases growth hormones.
kinds of bone fractures:
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breaks can be categorized by position of the bone ends, completeness of the breakn, and whether the bone ends penetrate skin
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