Orthopaedic Trauma and fractures are orthopedic injuries that result in a broken bone or bodily harm. Orthopedic trauma and fractures are a general phrase used to refer to any physical activity-related injury, involving muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, nerves, blood vessels, or bones. Your injury, whether it be a broken bone, torn muscle or ligament damage can be categorized as traumatic if it was brought on by a traumatic incident, such as a vehicle accident, a fall, or engaging in sports.
Bone fractures are one of the most commonly occurring orthopedic injuries in the human body. Bone fractures often occur whether as a consequence of injuries from forceful trauma or an individual fracture and dislocation from other force or impact.
Accidents, poor training methods, a lack of warm-up and stretching activities, or inappropriate training equipment can all result in trauma and fractures. Sprains, strains, small fractures, dislocations, or severely fractured bones that pose a direct risk to the patient's life can all fall under this broad category. When a person has a traumatic injury, they require prompt and careful management to minimize problems and hasten the healing process in order to regain back their full functional status.
Experienced orthopedic specialists at Bone and Joints can help you accurately diagnose and effectively treat your injury, as well as create a treatment strategy to quickly regain your mobility. We can treat fractures and damage to the shoulders, elbows, hands, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, and feet with our competent orthopedic surgeons.
Types of Fractures?
As not all bones in the human body are the same, break and fracture that occur in them are different too. Different fractures that occur in the human body are often categorized into the following groups:
Open/Compound Fracture:
An open fracture is an injury where the fractured bones tear up the skin and poke out. Surgery is necessary to fix the bone and skin. Additionally, antibiotics are required as open wounds are prone to infection.
Closed/Simple Fracture:
In a closed fracture, a bone breaks but the bone doesn't protrude out of the skin. The fracture location typically has general bruising and deformity.
Hairline/Crack Fracture:
A little break within a bone is referred to as a hairline fracture. Hairline fractures can also occur in people who have osteoporosis. Hairline/Crack fractures are the tiniest of incomplete fractures, which can be usually treated in a plaster cast.
Displaced & Non-Displaced Fracture:
Both displaced and non-displaced fractures are related to the alignment of the broken bone. In a displaced fracture, the bone splits into two or more pieces and moves, causing the two fracture ends of the bone to lie unapposed. In a non-displaced fracture, the bone might crack both partially or completely but maintains its regular alignment.
Comminuted Fracture:
Comminuted fractures on the other hand is a condition where the bone completely breaks into multiple pieces. These fractures can be either open or closed. These broken bones are difficult to treat conservatively and usually require surgery.
