, Answer:
ligament and muscle injury surrounding a joint (pain increases in first 2-3 hours)
Question
dislocation
Answer:
displacement of a joint (stroke patients can dislocate shoulder easily)
Question
closed (simple) fracture
Answer:
broken bone with no break in the skin
Question
open (compound) fracture
Answer:
broken bone with an open wound, but bone does not necessarily protrude through the skin
Question
types of open fractures
Answer:
- Type I: clean wound less than 1 cm in length
- Type II: larger wound with minimal soft tissue damage, no flaps or avulsions
- Type III: highly contaminated, extensive soft tissue damage, vascular injury or traumatic
amputation
Question
intra-articular fracture
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