Hello again. I know I have been busy here these past few hours making posts, but knowledge is valuable to the people only when they have access to it! In this blog I want to discuss the two most common type of fractures, or broken bones, that you will find. These are known as the closed fracture, or simple fracture and the compound fracture, also known as an open fracture. There is a huge difference between the two, not only in the fracture, but in the dangers associated with them. An closed or simple fracture is not to complex. It involves any bone with in the body that becomes broken and the bone ends do not protrude thru the skin its self. The most common symptoms of this include, pain, lack of movement, swelling, and bruising. These fractures can be treated pretty easily, and is covered in the blog, on no, your friend fell and you heard a pop. A compound or open fracture however, is a totally different creature. This is a type of fracture where the bone end actually will exit the skin, creating an open wound. These types of fractures are a bit more complex in their management. They are also prone to more complications than a closed fracture. To show you the difference, below you will find Pic 1 of a simple fracture, and pic 2 of a compound fracture.
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As you can see in Pic 1, there is a slight bend to the arm, where there should be no bend. But in comparison with Pic 2, you can clearly see the bone exits the skin. The management for both of these fractures, is different and we will get into that a bit more later in this blog.
Again, till next time, stay safe all.....
Country Boy
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