Mobility: Fractures and Hip Fractures

Question 1

Primary

Answer 1

• young vs elderly
• bone disease
• poor nutrition

Question 2

Secondary

Answer 2

lifestyle habits

Question 3

More prone….

Answer 3

white females who don’t get enough calcium are more prone to fractures

Question 4

Pain caused by….

Answer 4

caused by damage to bone, surrounding soft tissue, ligaments, and tendons AND MUSCLE SPASMS

Question 5

Compartment Syndrome

Answer 5

caused by pressure build up from internal bleeding or swelling of tissues

Question 6

Fascia

Answer 6

tough white connective tissue, like a glove over a muscle

Question 7

Signs and Symptoms

Answer 7

severe pain, swelling, pallor, numbness

Question 8

Fat Embolism Syndrome

Answer 8

fat emboli are released from closed long bone or pelvic fractures, emboli enter blood stream causing: dyspnea, petechial rash, neurological symptoms (confusion, seizures, coma)

Question 9

Healing (3)

Answer 9

1. inflammatory- tissues swell
2. reparative- 6-8 weeks, new bone cells building
3. remodeling- lamellar network

Question 10

Union (3)

Answer 10

1. nonunion- no improvement after three months
2. delayed union- after 3-6 months, no improvement
3. malunion- healed but not correctly

Question 11

ice promotes…

Answer 11

healing of bone

Question 12

5 P’s

Answer 12

pain, pulse, pallor, parasthesia, paralysis

Question 13

intracapsular hip fracture

Answer 13

within the joint capsule

Question 14

extracapsular hip fracture

Answer 14

below the capsule