ortho ๐ฃ Flashcards
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Changes in the old people
Decreased bone density
Synovial joint cartilage less elastic
Muscle tissue atrophy
Result = decreased coordination, loss of strength, gait changes
where are dislocations commonly seen?
knees and shoulders
normal serum calcium
9.0 - 10.5 mg/dL
normal serum phosphorus
3.9 - 4.5 mg/ dl
what is Osteoporosis ?
Disease of demineralization of the bone = increased osteoclastic activity of the bone, decreased osteoblastic activity
who is at risk for Osteoporosis ?
women ppl 60 or over you got a fam history low calcium intake estrogen deficiency
what does calcitonin do?
stops osteoclast activity
meds for Osteoporosis
Parathyroid hormone = forteo
Selective estrogen receptor modulators
Calcitonin
calcium supp
what is Osteomyelitis?
bone infection caused by Bacterial, fungal, viral
Treatment for Osteomyelitis
drug therapy (antibiotics)
Debridement of necrotic bone
Bone grafts
Amputation
Osteomyelitis: Neurovascular compromise โthe 5 P
Pain intractable (cannot get pain under control) Paresis or paralysis Paresthesias Pallor Pulselessness
FRACTURE: Complete or incomplete
broke all the through or only part of the way
FRACTURE: Closed (simple) vs open
in or out of the skin
FRACTURE: Displaced vs nondisplaced
not in alignment or in alignment
FRACTURE: Comminuted (fragmented)
you got flakes of bone ew
FRACTURE: Pathologic (spontaneous)
dont know why or how
FRACTURE: stress fracture
think about runners
FRACTURE: Compression
you dove into a pool with no water and you little vertebrae got all smushed together โค๏ธ
FRACTURE: greenstick
more common in kids bc they got bendy bones
FRACTURE: spiral
idk a spiral
how long should bone healing take in a health young person?
6weeks
complications of fractures
hemorrhagic shock
venus throm๐ค
infection / osteomyelitis
ischemic / necrosis
malunion of bone
fat embolism 5๐ฎ
Fat embolism Syndrome
resulting from release of fat globules into bloodstream
common treatment for fracture isโฆ
Closed reduction and immobilization using splint , bandage, cast, or traction