managemtn of fractures Flashcards
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conservative fracture mangemet incldues
casts
braces
splints
tractation
exteral fixation of bones is with
monolatarl or ciruclar
intarl fixiot of bones is with
im nail
plate fixiation
assemsmof fracrue is tghrouhg
circatlin
fractrue
neroloci
opne / clased
open fracrue classifion is
gustilo classciotn
a guistol 1 is
less than 1 cm, low injary, clean and minimal soft tissue damge
a gustilo of 2 is
moderate soft itse ma
betwen 1 - 10 cm
moderate contamiaont
a gustilo of 3 is
high enger
wound greater than 10 cm
extensive soft tise damage
periosteal stripping
sever fracer commiontial
mange of open fracte sis
tenatus and anti bioic proa withnu 1 hr
pho of wound
remove gross comatnion
check nerovaraio status
when to immedatl operaoon open fracres
if in farmyar, sewaror or gross conation
open fracres are left open for
for up to 72 hour incsae more surgery is needed
treatemt of fracres is
reduciotn
sedatino
maintace of poist - conserage / operative
hand casas need
to allwo bind of area e.g. taping of fingers
tracito work as it
pushes eno of bone togher due to comaprane t
funcol braes can be worn of
long bones
tracti is used to
intaly povede foce to immove it reduce pain, minimse furtehr injury, alight the ling
extarnl fion is
outsie that allow pins to pass though the bone
need with extal fion are
freactes with poor soft tisie condtions
disemtied fraxure
limb reconstion
need for emary pelci stabl after
compatio of exteral fiso is
pin tract infatino
nerovaulr incrtion
loss of fracre alignetn
intramedualr inali is
though long bones, tiba, fmer, huros
clsoed im nailing is
paitent postion
fractrue reded
cala nreme
nail passed
bone locke onto neial
intrael fixationis used for
if convulauted
compation
buttres t sp colae
neriss
bridging
