Fractures & DislocationsALMAS KHAN Radiology TechnologistKHORFAKKHAN HOSPITAL TALK PLAN Signs or Sy!tos o" a FractureTy!es o" "racture and dislocations#ergencycare"or"racture !atientDiagnosis o" "racture Treatent o" "racturePhysiology o" "racture healing Role o" Radiogra!her FRACTUREi$ %ones "or the s&eletal "rae 'or& o" the (ody and su!!orts the (ody against gra)ity$ii$ It hel!s in o)eent and acti)ities$ iii$ %ones !rotect soe (ody !arts$i)$ %one arro'!roduces (lood !roducts$ )$ *hen outside "orces are a!!lied to (one it has the !otential to "ail$ Fractures occur 'hen (one cannot 'ithstand those outside "orces)i$ A bone fracture +soeties a((re)iated FRX or Fx or Fx or #Descri!tion o" Location o",*hich (one-Thirds +long (ones. Pro/ial0 iddle0 distal thirdAnatoic orientation #$g$ !ro/ial0 distal0 edial0 lateral0 anterior0 !osteriorAnatoic landar&s #$g$ head0 nec&0 (ody 1 sha"t0 (ase0 condyleSegent +long (ones. #!i!hysis0 !hysis0 eta!hysis0 dia!hysis#!i!hysisMeta!hysisDia!hysis+Sha"t.PhysisArticular Sur"aceSigns or Sy!tos o" a FracturePain and tendernessLoss o" "unctionA 'ound +'ith (one stic&ing out.De"ority2nnatural o)eentShoc&S'elling and (ruising#ergency 3are For Fractures& Dislocations Adinister O4 3ontrol any (leeding & dress o!en 'ounds 3hec& distal !ulse A!!ly slight traction5i" s!linting long (ones in ars and legs I" in6ury to a 6oint DO NOT a!!ly traction S!lint in the !osition "ound A!!ly s!lint a(o)e & (elo' the "racture Re7chec& distal !ulses a"ter s!linting 3ontrol s'elling 'ith ice !ac& & ele)ation i" distal !ulse is !resent and strongMaintain (ody te!eratureDiagnosing %one Fractures87rays o" in6ured areaSoe "ractures are di9cult to see in an /7ray0 so a 3T scan0 MRI0 or other (one scans are usedCOMPLETECOMPLETEbone is completely broken into 2 or more framents!"e#trans$erse fracture obli%ue fracturespiral fractureimpacte& fracturecomminute& fracturesemental fracturebone is completely broken into 2 or more framents!"e#trans$erse fracture obli%ue fracturespiral fractureimpacte& fracturecomminute& fracturesemental fracture'(COMPLETE'(COMPLETEbone is incompletely &i$i&e& an& t)e periosteum remains in continuity!"e#reenstick fracture torus fracturestress fracturecompression fracture!bone is incompletely &i$i&e& an& t)e periosteum remains in continuity!"e#reenstick fracture torus fracturestress fracturecompression fracture!Types of FracturesCOMPLETE FR*CT+RE,'(COMPLETE FR*CT+REO!en FracturesAn o!en "racture is a (ro&en (one that !enetrates the s&in$ This is an i!ortant distinction (ecause 'hen a (ro&en (one !enetrates the s&in there is a need "or iediate treatent0 and an o!eration is o"ten re:uired to clean the area o" the "racture$ The ris& o" in"ection0 there are ore o"ten !ro(les associated 'ith healing 'hen a "racture is o!en to the s&in$ 3oinuted "racture3oinuted "racture 7 a "racture in 'hich the (one (rea&s into ore than t'o "ragents; usually caused (y se)ere "orcesS!iral FractureFracture 'here at least one !art o" the (one has (een t'istedS!iral "racture o" "eurO(li:ue Fracture*hen the (one is (ro&en on a stee! angle(uc&le "racture?@reenstic&An inco!lete "racture in a long (one o" a child +(ones are not yet "ully calci