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Treatment of a closed fracture

 

In the therapeutic volume of first aid in case of a closed fracture, it is necessary:

- adequate anesthesia;

- fixation (shining) of the damaged

 

- ambulance transportation to an outpatient or inpatient facility to provide further stages of care.

 

In the following, the treatment of closed fractures is reduced to the basic unchanged principles:

• in case of a satisfactory position of bone fragments - their fixation until complete grafting

- if there is a displacement of fragments - their reposition (correct comparison) and fixation until complete merging.

The body's reactions to a fracture are divided into local and general.

From local reactions: immediately after a closed fracture, there is intense pain in its zone, which makes it clear to the body the seriousness of the problem and deprives the desire to physically load the damaged part.

General reactions of the body in case of simple fractures of small bones may be absent.

Classification by the length of the fracture line:

- full;

- unfinished. In the case of an incomplete fracture, the fracture line passes so that the integrity of the bone is not completely broken.

Symptoms:

1.The appearance of acute pain

2.Swelling in the fracture zone

3.Subcutaneous hematoma

4.Deformation of the limb

5.Pathological mobility

A closed fracture is not regarded as a purely mechanical violation of the integrity of the bone. The fracture is always accompanied by a chain of complex pathological and adaptive reactions

A closed fracture is a violation of the integrity of the bone without damage to the skin or mucous membranes.

The traumatic factor differs for each organism: the "threshold" of exposure that causes the fracture depends on the type of bone, bone health, vector and the area of application of the traumatic force.

Close fracture