Fractures

Bone FracturesPresented By: Adrienne Moore

What is a Fracture? A fracture is simply a broken bone. Despite what you may have heard, a broken bone is not worse than a fracture, they both mean the same thing. In fact, the word fracture, according to the Oxford English Dictionary is defined as "the act of being broken." There are different types of fractures and broken bones, but these words mean the same thing!.

What Causes Fractures? Fractures happen because an area of bone is not able to support the energy placed on it (quite obvious, but it becomes more complicated). Therefore, there are two critical factors in determining why a fracture occurs: ,[object Object]

The energy can being acute, high-energy (e.g. car crash), or chronic, low-energy (e.g. stress fracture).

The bone strength can either be normal or decreased (e.g. osteoporosis). A very simple problem, the broken bone, just became a whole lot more complicated! Statistics,[object Object]

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Because a child's bones are much more pliable than adult bone, an incomplete, or 'greenstick,' fracture may occur. A "greenstick fracture" means that one side of the fracture has broken and one side is bent; therefore it is classified as an incomplete break.,[object Object]

Treatment of Greenstick Fractures ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Immediate surgery is usually required for compound fractures. Since the broken bone comes out of the skin, the affected bone can be highly susceptible to infection due to it being exposed to bacteria and debris. Once the bone get infected, it is usually difficult to heal, often requiring a number of surgeries, antibiotic treatment for a prolonged period, along with other problems that last a long time. Hence, it is very important to get early treatment when a compound fracture occurs. In fact, in spite of early treatment, infections of the bone are quite a common occurrence in people with a compound fracture. ,[object Object]

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