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Medical Condition: |
Fracture
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Description: |
A broken bone – signs and symptoms are pain swelling deformity and loss of power. There are different types:
- Closed – a clean break
- Comminuted – the bone is broken in several places
- Compound – an open break –the bone has broken through the skin surface
- Depressed –the broken bone is driven inwards
- Greenstick – a partial break or bending of the bone occurs
- Dislocation – this occurs near a joint which is also dislocated
- Impacted – one end of the bone has been squashed into the other causing shortening
- Intracapsular – the break is within the joint itself
- Pathological – due to disease of the bone
- Pott’s – a broken dislocated ankle
- Spontaneous – the result of little or no injury
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Please Note: The information provided here should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A medical practitioner should always be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of all medical conditions.
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